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Alaska Rainbow Trout / Goodnews River

Alaska doesn’t need to sell you anything. It just needs you to show up.

Posted on December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

We live in a loud world. Everything has a barcode, a star rating, or a notification attached to it. A week floating Alaska’s remote rivers offers the one thing money usually can’t buy: Silence. The kind of silence where the only things demanding your attention are the current against the raft and the seam of…

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Mousing for Trophy Rainbows: Mastering Alaska’s Most Heart-Stopping Fly Fishing Technique

Posted on November 23, 2025November 24, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

“Learn expert mouse fly fishing techniques for Alaska rainbow trout on the Kanektok River. July trips available. 30+ years guiding experience. Book your Alaska float fishing adventure.”

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The Dolly Lama Fly: How a Bull Trout Pattern Became Alaska’s Streamer King

Posted on November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

Or: The Rise and Fall of the Egg-Sucking Leech Empire If you’ve fished anywhere in Alaska in the last decade, you’ve probably got a dozen Dolly Llamas (or Dali Lamas, Dahli Llamas—nobody can agree on the spelling) snagged in streamside willows, wedged under logjams, and stuffed in every corner of your fly box. And if…

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The Ultimate Guide to Multi-Day Wilderness Float Fishing in Southwest Alaska

Posted on November 2, 2025November 3, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

Why Float Trips Deliver Unmatched Fishing Experiences—And Everything You Need to Know Before You Go After spending a week on an Alaska wilderness float fishing trip, seasoned anglers often say you never quite go all the way back home. The compelling urge to return lingers like the memory of a trophy rainbow trout breaking the…

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Ultimate Rainbow Trout Fishing in Alaska: Why Salmon Change Everything

Posted on October 15, 2025November 22, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

Fishing for rainbow trout in Alaska is an unforgettable experience, but the presence of salmon changes the game entirely. When anglers first experience rainbow trout fishing in Alaska, they often feel like they’ve stepped into an entirely different sport. The rainbows here are bigger, more aggressive, and behave in ways that would seem alien to…

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Alaska Float Fishing Guide: Your Ultimate Adventure in Southwest Alaska

Posted on September 23, 2025November 22, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

Experience the wilderness fishing trip of a lifetime with Alaska Rainbow Adventures Introduction: Why Alaska Float Fishing is the Ultimate Angling Adventure For over 30 years, Alaska Rainbow Adventures has been creating unforgettable Alaska float fishing experiences that truly exceed expectations. As a locally owned and operated Alaskan outfitter, we’ve built a deep connection with…

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Reality Check: World-Class Fishing Meets Alaska Weather

Posted on August 28, 2025November 13, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

The Incredible Highs Our recent August reports from the Goodnews River read like a fishing fairy tale. Chrome-bright Coho salmon stacked in the lower river and Rainbows and Dollies throughout the system, beginners landing 20-30 fish daily, experienced anglers hitting 60+, and trophy rainbows averaging 20 inches with some genuine monsters pushing into the mid-20s…

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The Goodnews River Coho Bonanza: Why 2026 Could Be Your Best Fishing Year Yet

Posted on August 23, 2025November 22, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

Posted by Alaska Rainbow Adventures The late August sun is blazing down on Alaska’s legendary Goodnews River, and the fishing reports coming in are nothing short of extraordinary. If you’ve ever dreamed of an Alaskan fishing adventure where the action never stops and the scenery takes your breath away, this is your moment. A River…

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A Guide to the Alagnak, Kanektok, and Goodnews Rivers

Posted on August 6, 2025November 22, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

Alaska’s Bristol Bay region Is a dream destination for anglers, a vast wilderness of pristine rivers teeming with trophy fish. For over three decades, Alaska Rainbow Adventures has been a premier outfitter, guiding guests on multi-day float trips that offer an unparalleled immersion into this wild and scenic landscape. While the famous Alagnak River is…

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What Alaska’s Wilderness Taught Me About Connection (And Why You Need to Experience It Too)

Posted on July 29, 2025November 22, 2025 by guides@akrainbow.com

“I never expected to find my tribe floating down a river in the middle of nowhere.” That’s what one of our guests told me three weeks after her wilderness float trip with us, and honestly, it stopped me in my tracks. Because she’d just put into words something I see happen again and again, trip…

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About Us

Step into the current with Alaska Rainbow Adventures. For over three decades, we’ve been guiding anglers down Southwest Alaska’s most storied waters - the Kanektok, Goodnews, Alagnak, Arolik, and Togiak Rivers, places where rainbow trout, salmon, and char thrive in pristine waters. Founded by Paul Hansen, our trips blend world‑class fishing with wilderness comfort: spacious Alaska‑made tents, gourmet riverside meals, and guides who know these rivers like old friends. With exclusive USFWS permits and small group sizes, every float is uncrowded, personal, and unforgettable. This is more than fishing — it’s Alaska at its wildest, shared the way it should be.

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