RiverQuest Charters

04/21/2024

POSTING UPDATE:

The fishing has been good but we haven’t been posting much lately. All of our posts have been coming on the Instagram page.

If you don’t know, Both Max and I own Werkman Outfitters as well.

If you haven’t given us a follow over there, make sure you do so. In addition to everything Werkman Outfitters and the Grand River system, we’ll also be posting all as all our Muskegon River posts, stories and videos as well.

So give us a follow and continue to stay connected to us. -Tom Werkman

11/03/2023

Floating lines and flashy things... Dan finds an adult throwing the long rods.

10/18/2023

Early season steelhead requires coving a lot of water and a lot of patience. RQ Guides and moving from zone to zone after a recent trip.

09/09/2023

Fall smallmouth are still going strong. Big river systems require a change in tactics as they begin feed more heavily and slowly start to move to their winter spots. Dan picks up a solid MO smallmouth.

09/08/2023

Aniak River Lodge additional pics (short video clips in comments). ~enjoy!

09/08/2023

Looking to experience an Alaskan Wilderness Fly Trip? We just returned from a fantastic trip with fellow Orvis Endorsed partners at the Aniak River Lodge! Eight of us spent 7 days on the Aniak River, primarily targeting resident Rainbow trout. Numerous opportunities for Dolly Varden, Grayling, and Silver salmon were always available in case you ever got bored throwing mice and flesh patterns for the bow’s….sounds tough right? Oh, Shefish and pike were available on certain beats too!

Our trip began in Anchorage Alaska and then we flew to the small village of Aniak located on the Kuskokwin River. After a short ride from Aniak airport, we arrived to to base camp for lunch. We met with Ludi, the lodge owner, to give us a glimpse of the what the week had in store. Then we hopped in jet boats to make our way to the wilderness camp. The Aniak River flows into the Kuskokwin about a mile above base camp.

Aniak River Lodge is the only outfitter on the the entire Aniak River. This gave us exclusive access to 100 miles of river. Yes, 100 miles of river broken into 10 mile beats for just you and your guide daily. You’ll never see another angler!

The wilderness camp didn’t disappoint. Each shelter had its own bathroom with hot shower, sinks, toilet, heat, and super comfy bed. Meals were served in the dinning facility, gear was stored and dried in a heated building for your convenience. If you were feeling sporty, the guides would gladly accept a new challenger on their homemade ping pong table. Chef Ian spoiled us daily.

The sights and sounds of the wilderness on the Aniak River were straight out of National Geographic . Early runs of Sockeye and Chum salmon were now colored red and purple resembling characters from Dr. Seuss. The gin clear braids and channels off the main river provided easy food for the the resident trout, grayling, and migratory Dolly Varden. Wildlife sightings were a daily bonus with both brown bears and black bears, moose, wolves, beavers, otters, and many birds of prey.

We caught fish until our arms were sore. Our meals always satisfied. Our faces still hurt from the laughs shared in camp. We’d go back tomorrow….

Thank you to the entire staff–Ludi (owner), Matty (camp manager), Chef Ian, and guides: Taylor, Bruce, Matt, Hunter, Nate, Gibby, Ben, and Tyler!

For more information about this trip feel free to drop us a dm. You can visit the lodge website too www.aniakriverlodge.com.

~Steve

09/07/2023

Mid-river surprises.

08/18/2023

with a nice Muskegon River smallmouth.

07/27/2023

Pre- storm bites. RQ Guide .

07/22/2023

Ditch pickles.

07/14/2023

Fishing the sneaky spots.

07/10/2023

Killer days on the MO.

06/25/2023

Low, clear water requires smaller leader, smaller flies and some stealth. Jim picks up this 19 and change on a small crayfish pattern.

06/19/2023

Bob plays the shadow game and lands this nice Muskegon River smallmouth.

06/06/2023

Killer bite today with Jim. RQ Guide .

06/03/2023

When the last cast is the best cast.

05/25/2023

XL on the Boodle.

05/23/2023

New river report is live. Check it.

Summer time temps are coming in hot and the smallmouth bite will only get better.  The MO has been both lower and colder than normal and we’ve had to change tactics to bring fish to net. Co-owner and guide Max Werkman lands a pre-spawn smallmouth stripping streamers in new locals With river temps...