FISHING LODGES

ALASKA'S NORTHWOODS LODGE Skwentna, Alaska United States www.northwoodslodge.net
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Summer Rates & Information

Weekly Rates	$4,680.00 - $4,995.00 per person
Daily Rates	$995.00 - $1,050.00 per person
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Season Dates	May 25-September 15
Guest Capacity	12
Access	Fly-in access only via float plane from Lake Hood in Anchorage, Alaska. 45 minute flight and 65 air miles Northwest of Anchorage.
Accommodations	All cabins are heated with Monitor brand oil heaters and are tastefully appointed with Alaskan details. Three Deluxe cabins have private baths and can sleep two guests. The Northwoods Deluxe A-Frame Log Chalet has a queen bed in the bedroom and the living room has a queen sofa bed. The double deluxe cabin has two single beds in each room with a shared full bath in the center. Two standard cabins have access to the bathhouse nearby and have one full size bed and three bunkbeds. All cabins overlook the lake and have decks to enjoy great Alaskan sunsets or watch for wildlife.
Dining	Gourmet Home Style breakfast and dinner meals are served buffet style in the lodge's beautiful dining room overlooking Fish Lakes Creek. Some of the breakfast items served on any given day are: eggs benedict, biscuits and gravy, fancy egg scramble, sourdough or blueberry pancakes, crunchy crust french toast, bacon, eggs to order, hash browns and smoked salmon quiche. Lunch is normally enjoyed out on the river. Normal lunch fare includes deli sandwich (ham, turkey, beef or pastrami), smoked salmon or chicken croissant, chips, homemade cookies, fruit, raw vegetables sticks, nuts and candy bars. Entrees include Rib-Eye Steaks, local salmon and halibut, marinated pork tenderloin with mustard sauce, grilled rosemary chicken and zucchini, spicy baked scallops. Appetizers include spicy chicken wings, lodge-made smoked salmon, deep fried-halibut and many others. The lodge gardens provide fresh produce, and a variety of house-baked breads accompanies each meal. Fabulous desserts tempt your sweet tooth and the lodge cookie jar is always full for that anytime snack.
Bar Service	The lodge has just added a game room with a bar, pool and poker table that will be completed by summer 2007.
Meeting Facilities	This is an ideal facility for small conferences, business meetings and retreats. The dining room or the large outside deck can accommodate meeting facilites for up to 24. Wireless satelite internet and audio/visual equipment is available at the lodge.
Special Entertainment	Basketball
Fishing Information	The Yentna River is a glacial-fed tributary of the Susitna River. Because of the turbidity of the water, all fishing is done on many clear water tributaries. Northwoods Lodge is located on Fish Lakes Creek and is only three miles from Lake Creek. You can also fish up to six other creeks within boating distance of the lodge. Lake Creek (the largest of the rivers) is 60 miles long, running north to south from Chelatna Lake in the Alaska Mountain Range to the Yentna River. Lake Creek is a dynamic, meandering river with many isolated islands, gravel bars, and backwater areas. It is easily fished by spin and fly fishermen in a similar way and is typically done from the river bank, back trolling, or wading out from mid-stream shallow areas. Fishing the wild Alaska rivers offers the opportunity to experience nature at its best whether your method of fishing is fly fishing or spin fishing. Fishing is done directly from the Alaska fishing lodge in the 20-foot custom built boats. Northwoods provides top of the line G-Loomis rods with Shimano spinning reels or Abu Garcia Bait Casters. Northwoods also has a small supply of G-Loomis fly rods and reels for the fisherman who would like to learn to fly fish. Whether the fish are upstream or at the mouth of the rivers, your guide has a prop boat and a jet boat at their disposal to get you to the fish.
Types of Fishing	Spin and bait casting. Fly fishing from prop or jet boats or from the shore or wading, depending upon where the fish are at that particular time.
Species of Fish Caught	All five species of Pacific salmon, King, Silver, Sockeye, Pink and Chum salmon, as well as resident Rainbow trout, Arctic grayling and Northern pike.
Sample Itinerary	Day One You will be flying to Northwoods Lodge this morning by float plane from the world’s largest floatplane base. You will be departing from Lake Hood with Trail Ridge Air at 7:30am or 4:00pm. This will be a 40-minute flight. Photo opportunities are available during the flight, so keep your camera within reach. Upon arrival Eric and/or Shan and your guide will greet you. You will be shown to your cabin and given time to prepare for the day’s fishing activities. Meet Eric and/or Shan back at the main lodge for a brief orientation of the lodge facilities, fishing regulations, and your daily schedule. You will be issued a fishing license (extra cost). Your guide will inquire about your fishing and beverage preferences during your stay. Your guide will assist you in selecting hip boots (if needed) and will then meet you down at the dock as soon as you are ready. A hearty lunch has already been prepared for you and your group and is in your guide boat. If there is anything special you would like in your lunch, please let the kitchen staff know after the first day. Your first day of fishing may not begin until 9:30am, after arriving at 8:30am, allowing time for unpacking, orientation, and gearing up. You will return to the lodge between 4:30-5:00pm, so you can shower and change, enjoy a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre before dinner at 6:00pm. You are welcome to enjoy some evening fishing from about 7:30-10:00pm. Northwoods allows guests eight hours of guided fishing per day, so you can break it down into the time frames you prefer. Your guide will advise you as to the best times for fishing depending upon the weather each day. If you are the only group at the lodge, you can set your own schedule and have breakfast later, if you wish. There is also the option of going fishing early in the morning and coming back for a brunch around 11:00am. If you have done all the fishing you can or want for the day, then relax in the lodge with a book or watch your favorite sports event on satellite television. You can play horseshoes, basketball, take a walk or run on the Northwoods nature trail, go canoeing or kayaking on the lake, watch an Alaskan sunset, enjoy the hot tub with its scenic view, take a wood fired revitalizing sauna, or just relax on the large spacious deck overlooking beautiful Fish Lakes Creek. Day Two Breakfast is served at 7:00am. For early risers, coffee is available in the main lodge at 6:00am. Each day you will have a packed lunch, shore lunch or come in for brunch, depending upon the species of salmon and time of year. Day Three Much the same as the other days with variation in fishing locations. This would be the time to schedule that Mt. Denali (McKinley) flight-seeing tour, Northern Pike or Rainbow Trout fishing. Last Day Depending upon your departure time, you will either have breakfast and then prepare for departure around 9:00am. Or, if you are departing in the afternoon, you will spend most of the day fishing or giving yourself a few hours back at the lodge to prepare for departure.
Additional Info	Summer Summer season begins May 25 and extends into early September. Rainbow trout fishing is excellent later into September and October. South central temperatures run ten degrees warmer than Anchorage during the summer months with highs of 70s and 80s some summers.
Nearest Airport	Ted Stevens International Airport (Anchorage, Alaska). Flying Service: Guests are flown to and from the lodge in floatplanes (Cessna 206, DeHavilland Beaver) operated by Trail Ridge Air based out of Lake Hood Seaplane Base adjacent to the Anchorage International airport. The flying service is fully insured and has an excellent safety record.
Rate Plan	Overnight Packages 1 Days/1 Nights: Standard Cabin: $995; Deluxe Cabin: $1050 2 Days/2 Nights: Standard Cabin: $1720; Deluxe Cabin: $1834 3 Days/3 Nights: Standard Cabin: $2390; Deluxe Cabin: $2540 4 Days/4 Nights: Standard Cabin: $3040; Deluxe Cabin: $3250 5 Days/5 Nights: Standard Cabin: $3580; Deluxe Cabin: $3830 6 Days/6 Nights: Standard Cabin: $4080; Deluxe Cabin: $4200 7 Days/7 Nights: Standard Cabin: $4680; Deluxe Cabin: $4995
Additional Rate Info	Guided Day Fishing $460 per person. Extra Day Rate: $500. Child and group rates available. Prices are per person, based on double occupancy. Single Party Bookings – add 10%. Prices Include: Eight hours of guided fishing per day, rod, reel, tackle, hip boots (sizes 7-13) meals, lodging, fish cleaning, freezing, packing of fish and air transportation to and from Anchorage. Alaska's Northwoods Lodge can recommend Anchorage based fish processing companies for smoking and/or shipment of your catch. If you do not want your fish smoked, it is cheaper to take it with you on the airlines. Price Does Not Include Fishing license and King Salmon Tags, alcoholic beverages, Vacuum packing (all available at the lodge), gratuities or extra expenses due to weather delays. (50% of Extra Day Rate for non fishing, full Extra Day Rate for fishing).
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Amenities
Creek on Property Fish Cleaning House Fish Cleaning Services Fly Fishing Equipment Fly Tying Tables & Supplies Game Room Gas Docks	Gift Shop Internet Access Jacuzzi/Hot Tub Kayaks Lake on Property Laundry Service or Facilities Meeting Facilities	Miles of Trout Streams Moorage Pool Table Restaurant River on Property Satellite Television Sauna

Activities
Barbeque Cookouts Canoeing Catch & Release Fly Fishing Cooking Lessons Floatplane Tours Fly Fishing Freshwater Fishing	Guided Fishing and Instruction Horseshoes Kayaking Lake Fishing Local Sightseeing Nature Hikes Photography	River Fishing Skeet Shooting Stream Fishing Sunning Swimming Wildlife Viewing

Special Programs Available
Corporate Retreats	Family Reunions

Payments Accepted
American Express MasterCard	Visa Cash	Personal Checks

Reservation Policy To confirm trips, a 50% deposit is required within two weeks of booking a date. Upon receipt of the deposit, you will be sent a confirmation on your reservation. The balance is due 30 days prior to your arrival date. Personal checks, Mastercard, Visa and American Express accepted. Cancellation Policy Deposits will be refunded less 15% if cancellation is 90 days or more in advance and Northwoods Lodge is able to rebook the space. Northwoods recommends Travelers' Insurance, which you can obtain from your travel agent.

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