Riversong Lodge

Lodging Details
Hand-built from native white spruce logs, Riversong Lodge features one of the most beautiful grounds and settings of any lodge in Alaska. Refurbished from the ground up in Summer 2014, Riversong has taken every step necessary to make your stay as “comfortably rustic” as possible. The Main Lodge features a common area with leather couches and chairs for relaxing and discussing your day on the water, a well-appointed dining area, a fly tying room, and a full bar with an outside patio to enjoy your favorite beverage each evening riverside. Each private guest cabin features all bedding, private bathrooms and showers, a covered porch, and a gathering area for after-hours stories by the lantern light.

Food and Beverages
Riversong Lodge has always prided itself on the unique culinary and dining experiences that they offer each and every guest, and anglers will not leave the Lodge hungry! Each morning, breakfast is cooked to order including omelets, local meats, game sausages, fresh fruits, juices, and bottomless mugs of coffee and hot chocolate. Lunch is served mid-day, either back at the Lodge or on the river, consisting of a variety of sandwiches, wraps, soups, and snacks to keep you going and on the water! Dinner each evening is the highlight of the night, with hand-picked chefs taking great pride in the dishes and menu each day. Meals each evening consist of local fresh seafood and salmon, generous cuts of meats, fresh bread, vegetables, and desserts that will not leave you disappointed! Riversong Lodge is not a destination that you will leave lighter than the day you arrived!

Typical Length of Stay
One of our favorite aspects of Riversong Lodge is its ability to accommodate any length of stay, from multiple overnight stays to single guided day trips! With their close proximately to Anchorage and relationships with the best bush pilots in the area, anglers can arrive and depart Riversong any day of the week for a completely customizable package.

Non-Angling Activities and Options
Besides just a great fishing program, Riversong also offers numerous options for non-angling activities including hiking, flight-seeing tours of the surrounding area and Denali National Park, river excursions, wildlife viewing, and more. Non-anglers will often take time to relax around the beautiful lodge grounds to take in the scenery and enjoy the atmosphere.

Internet / Communications
Internet access is available at the Lodge. Cell phones will not work during your visit.

How To Get There
Your trip starts upon arrival at Anchorage International Airport (ANC). Several major airlines serve Alaska from the Lower 48 with connections direct to Anchorage.

Arrival and Departure Details / Times
Upon booking, Yellow Dog and Riversong will arrange a charter flight between Anchorage and the Lodge (the cost of which is included in your package). Anglers can arrive and depart on any day of the week, and stay as many nights as they choose based on current availability.

Documents Required
Photo identification is required by airlines to purchase your Alaska Fishing License. Licenses can be purchased on the first day of your trip or online before your trip by visiting this website: Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Travel Arrangements
Yellow Dog provides airline reservations ad ticketing assistance through etcTravel Group, and a full-service airline logistics agent that can help book airline tickets, hotels, rental cars, and more. You can click here to request a quote or contact Yellow Dog for more information at 406-585-8667. etcTravel Group offers dedicated support services for all Yellow Dog clients. Service fees may apply when booking or researching tickets, and etcTravel will discuss this with you before sending quotes. 

Travel Tools
– Airline Ticketing
– Moon Phases
– Rent This Rod
– Trip Insurance and Emergency Evacuation
– Global Rescue Membership

General Information
Located directly on the banks of the Yentna River, Riversong Lodge has direct access to some of the best Pacific salmon sport-fishing opportunities near the Anchorage area. Depending on the week, both fly and conventional anglers can enjoy targeting all five species of Pacific Salmon.

The standout for the Riversong Lodge fishing program is the Lake Creek tributary. Riversong calls the stream their home water and prides themselves on their knowledge of the watershed and effective techniques. While Lake Creek also receives all five runs of Pacific salmon, its specialty is the large resident rainbow trout, Arctic char, Dolly Varden, and grayling fishing it offers each season. Relatively small in width and flow, Lake Creek is the perfect stream for wade anglers looking for an intimate experience fishing for the trout and salmon opportunities that Alaska has become famous for. The scenery of the tributary is also spectacular, with gorgeous landscapes of Denali and the Alaska range, high-banked fern forests, and wildlife viewing opportunities available each day on the water. Lake Creek has also become known for its sheer volume of fish species available, making it the perfect river for both experienced and novice anglers alike.

Boats and Equipment
Riversong Lodge utilizes 18-foot, shallow-draft aluminum boats outfitted with jet-driven engines, along with larger custom-built jet boats specifically designed for the Lake Creek fishery. Because you don’t have to fly out each day to experience great fishing, your angling hours will not be affected by poor weather conditions or low visibility. Riversong Lodge can also outfit each angler and guest with any rods, reels, lines, flies, terminal tackle, or hip waders they might need. It is recommended each angler bring their own chest waders and non-felt wading boots for their stay.

Package Rates
Remember that Yellow Dog’s services are completely free! When you book a trip with Yellow Dog, you never pay more than when you book directly with the lodge or outfitter. All prices listed below are per person, based on double occupancy, and quoted in U.S. dollars.

2024 Rates: Deluxe cabin
2 Days / 2 Nights: $2,500.00 per person
3 Days / 3 Nights: $3,500.00 per person
4 Days / 4 Nights: $4,500.00 per person
5 Days / 5 Nights: $5,500.00 per person
6 Days / 6 Nights: $6,500.00 per person
7 Days / 7 Nights: $7,500.00 per person

All cabins have their own private bathroom. For single occupancy accommodations/guided fishing, add $500.00 per additional night/day.

What’s Included:

• Round-trip air transportation to and from Riversong Lodge
• Overnight accommodations as specified in your package (double occupancy private cabin)
• Fully guided fishing each day (two anglers per boat/guide)
• All fishing equipment, flies and terminal tackle
• All meals and non-alcoholic beverages

What’s Not Included:

• Roundtrip flights to Anchorage (ANC)
• Overnight accommodations and meals in Anchorage
• Gratuities for guides and lodge staff
• Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
• Bed tax and any Matanuska-Susitna Borough taxes ($14.00 per cabin/per night)
• Alaskan fishing license (Purchase online in advance)

Riversong Lodge (Lake Creek, Alaska)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS – CANCELLATIONS
A non-refundable deposit of 50% per person is due at the time of booking for all trip packages, and final payment if due 90 days prior to arrival. For cancellations, all deposits and payments are non-refundable. In no event will the operator or Yellow Dog be responsible for any cancellation of services due to inclement weather, any event of force majeure, airline delays or flight cancellations, or any other reason beyond the control of the lodge. Because of the operator’s no refund and no credit policy, Yellow Dog strongly recommends that anglers and guests purchase travel insurance for your trip. The operator will not refund payments in the event of poor weather. If your flights are cancelled and connections are missed, the operator and Yellow Dog are not responsible for alternative travel arrangements including flights, hotels, meals and any other expenses incurred. If a cancelled package is resold by either the operator or by Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, then a full refund will be issued minus a $100.00 per person service fee charged by the lodge and a $100.00 per person cancellation fee charged by Yellow Dog. Receipt of deposit and/or final payment is acknowledgment that registrant has read and accepts the deposit, cancellation, refund and responsibility clauses for these packages. Once again, Yellow Dog strongly recommends that anglers and guests purchase travel insurance these Alaska packages.

Payment Terms for All Yellow Dog Trip Bookings  
Unless otherwise noted on your invoice, for all trips less than 90 days out, full payment is required after receipt of the confirmation email to secure guides and reservations. For trips outside of 90 days, a 50% deposit is required upon receipt of confirmation email to confirm your reservations.   

Yellow Dog accepts on-line payments via a secure payment portal – a quick and easy way to complete your trip reservation. Please reach out to accounting@yellowdogflyfishing.com to gain access. 

Yellow Dog Flyfishing Standard Forms of Payment 

• Debit card (fee-free) and credit card (3% convenience fee) - to pay via card please utilize the customer payment portal. If you need assistance, reach out to 406-585-8667 ext. #3 
• Wires - please include name and/or invoice number for reference on your wire. Please reach out to accounting@yellowdogflyfishing.com for wiring instructions. (client is responsible for wiring fees) 
• Physical check - please include your invoice number in the memo. Mail checks to 213 S. Willson Ave. Bozeman, MT, 59715

If you have any questions about alternate payment methods, please contact Yellow Dog at (406) 585-8667 ext. #3. We are available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM MT. 

“It was great. We caught a lot of fish and enjoyed our time on the water. The food was amazing and we really enjoyed hanging out at the lodge.” – Adam Z.

“Great fishing, amazing lodge, friendly, and helpful. It felt like we escaped from reality and landed in a slice of heaven on earth.” – Kurt K.

“It was great! The lodge was fun and they are serving AMAZING food, their chef has the ambition to turn it into one of the premier experiences of the lodge. I would advertise that about this lodge. The cabins had little light outside of LED lanterns, though we were amazed to have running water and showers. It was more than we expected. Everyone was nice and welcoming, the owner and his family are great people. This was a once in a lifetime experience for my father and me, it was a shared dream for both of us to fly fish in Alaska. We got more than we expected. It was absolutely thrilling to land Sockeye and Coho salmon, and fishing for pike was an event in itself. Our guide had a huge amount of technical ability and knowledge of the rivers that made the experience possible. We would go out multiple times a day and come back happy, tired, and with a big catch of fish. Overall we couldn’t have asked for more – it was a dream come true that created great memories that my father and I will always have to remember.” – Connie M.

“Top to bottom, excellent experience. Yellow Dog was great to work with and I Riversong is possibly the best-kept secret in swinging for king salmon!” – Lee R.

“From the moment we arrived at Riversong we were greeted with a very friendly staff that was willing to help us with anything we needed. Our room was clean and ready with fresh linens. We were able to get situated quickly and outfitted with waders and boots and discussed what our goals of the trip were so we could start to target Salmon first. Gabe was our guide for the trip and we could not be happier with him. Between outings, we were served some amazing food from chef Justin. Probably some of the best food we had on the trip! Eat, Fish, Sleep, Repeat was the motto of the trip and Riversong delivered!”  – Stan P.

"The lodging was beyond our expectations. The food was 5 stars - we knew it would be good, but not that good. We were stuffed for a couple days after we left. The social area and dining area were great; we enjoyed debriefing with the other guests on their fishing for the day, and the staff service (drinks, etc) was always very quick and responsive." - Andrew M.