Royal Coachman Lodge is located in the heart of the world famous Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska. The lodge sits on the banks of the Nuyakuk River in the middle of the Wood River Tikchik State Park – the largest state park in the nation with 1.6 million acres of land. The Park is adjacent to the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Both the Park and the Refuge provide exceptional fishing, but also offer some of the largest wildlife and birdlife populations in Alaska. During a week with Royal Coachman, guests will fish waters in the Park, the Refuge, and a variety of other rivers throughout southwestern Alaska.

Royal Coachman is a small lodge by Alaskan standards, only catering to 10-12 guests per week. Their intimate and flexible program is designed to get away from the crowds now associated with so many Alaskan lodges these days. Their fisheries are un-crowded and you’ll have the river all to yourself. Royal Coachman focuses on a wilderness experience, and strives to fish areas no one else does. They carry nine different permits and leases to ensure that you will have outstanding fishing and the wilderness experience that has become so rare in many parts of Alaska.

This area of Alaska is accessible only by floatplane. Most fishing lodges in Alaska are located in small towns or native villages. But Royal Coachman Lodge is 65 air miles north of Dillingham and totally isolated in the midst of a vast Alaskan wilderness. While its home water offers incredible fishing out the back door, Royal Coachman is a fly-out lodge that utilizes two de Havilland Beaver aircraft to access an exclusive range of over 75,000 square miles targeting as many as twelve different species. When everything is fishing well, Royal Coachman almost has too many fishing options available. Imagine trying to decide whether to fish for 25 pound pike on the surface, salmon covered with fresh sea lice near the coast, hike small creeks for arctic char in the mountain lake streams, rainbows and dollies on the Nushagak, Agulapak, Kvichak, etc., or a mixed bag of grayling, lake trout, and rainbows on RCL’s home river. That’s the dilemma Royal Coachman guests must face each day.

Fair warning – Royal Coachman Lodge has done such a superb job with its operation that it has a very loyal repeat clientele, and openings can be difficult to come by. Plan to book far in advance! You will NOT be disappointed.

Tailwaters Travel must adhere to the cancellation policies of the guides, outfitters and lodges which it represents. Royal Coachman Lodge’s policy follows:

A non-refundable fifty-percent (50%) deposit is required at the time of booking to confirm all reservations. All trips must be paid in full 90 days prior to departure day. A deposit may be transferred to another person who is not booked at the lodge for the current season. Deposits are refundable for cancellation only after/if the canceled space has been filled at least 90 days prior to trip dates. Refunds are not granted for non-flying days due to weather or reasons out of the lodge’s control. Hotel rooms, or food expenses due to weather delays getting to the lodge in Dillingham or Anchorage are not Royal Coachman’s or Tailwaters Travel’s responsibility. Refunds of deposits/payments made on credit cards will be charged a 3.5% service charge to fully compensate Tailwaters Travel for all bank charges incurred. Receipt of deposit and/or final payment is acknowledgement that the registrant has read and accepts the cancellation, refund and responsibility clauses.