Half-Day River Fishing Excursion

Recommended by 93% of travelers

Fairbanks, USA

High interest

Booked 2 times today.

6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Book this small group tour to learn the best spots and techniques for fishing in Fairbanks. Your instructor provides all your fishing equipment, so you won’t need to organize that separately. Hotel pickup and drop off are conveniently provided, so all you need to do is show up ready to fish.

Hotel pickup and drop off provided for ease
All your fishing equipment is provided for you
Enjoy some included snacks during the tour
Fish for around a half-day, then the rest of the day is free

What's Included

All necessary equipment
Local Guide
Snacks
Hotel pickup and drop-off in town

Fishing License
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick up from all major hotel in Fairbanks, not Airbnb nor private residences. All other locations we ask to meet up at one of the pick-up hotels.

Meeting point

Pike's Waterfront Lodge
1850 Hoselton Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Most travelers can participate

Not wheelchair accessible
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Featured review

Shawn_D

Our guide Ash gave us a wonderful tour of Chena river by raft. He was knowledgeable and accommodating. We would definitely recommend this raft/fishing tour to anyone.

Reviews

4.9

based on 14 reviews

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Fishing was nor the best,...

Jim_Z, Jul 2026

Fishing was nor the best, but raft and scenery was great, guide was entertaining , duration of trip was about right

Half Trip fishing

Laci_R, Jul 2026

Tour guide seemed knowledgeable but wasn’t very talkative to us. Spent entire time visiting with second tour guide. Caught 7 fish total between 7 people fishing for 3-4 hours. Didn’t seem like catching fish and making memorable memories were top priority for guides and this was our first time fly fishing. I would not spend this kind of money for the half day we had.

Our guide Ash gave us a...

Shawn_D, Aug 2025

Our guide Ash gave us a wonderful tour of Chena river by raft. He was knowledgeable and accommodating. We would definitely recommend this raft/fishing tour to anyone.

We had a wonderful day on...

Virginia_S, Aug 2025

We had a wonderful day on the river with Ash. He was very knowledgeable and did a great job sharing insight into Alaska. The fishing experience was awesome.

Such a great experience

Natalie_M, Sep 2024

Trenton was an awesome guide, he knew the best fishing spots and was very knowledgeable about the area. It was my first time fishing and he taught me how to catch a fish! It was really fun and exciting. Our entire group was able to catch at least one fish. He also brought some homemade snacks which I thought was super nice. Would definitely recommend this experience if you’re coming to Fairbanks!!

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Mark_B, Aug 2024

Our group of 10 from Georgia, really enjoyed this excursion. We had two boats. Our guides were great. Friendly, knowledgable, Fun!! Weather held out perfectly as rain drops started falling almost as soon as we landed the boats.

Fun fishing but DEFINITELY bring bug spray and gloves to keep your hands warm

LindsayP_W, Aug 2024

Our guide was excellent; so glad he brought an extra thermal layer (fleece) in the boat for me to borrow when it got even colder than expected on our rainy day! Mosquitoes were awful, but other than that it was a super-fun fishing experience where ai caught 3x and my husband caught 2!

Great Experience

judyandhinton, Sep 2023

The beauty of the outdoors and learning from the guide about nature in Alaska overall, while sharing this time with a great friend, made this a memory of a lifetime.

Great day trip

william_m, Jun 2023

It was about a 45 minute trip out of Fairbanks to a beautiful stretch of the Chena river. There were 3 vans and boats for our group that day. Greg was the guide in our boat, he was a great guy and very knowledgeable. We drift fished and stopped to wade at key points. All equipment was provided, waders, boots, and spinning and/or fly gear. We caught some Grayling and had a great time.