Alaska Rainbow Adventures
Multi-day wilderness float trips on rivers known for highly productive wild-fish populations across Southwest Alaska. Fly-in access. No lodges. No roads in or out.
Alaska Rainbow Adventures has operated guided wilderness float fishing trips in Southwest Alaska since 1993. We hold USFWS commercial use permits for four rivers in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge and NPS permits for the Alagnak River and Moraine Creek in Katmai National Preserve. Every trip is a multi-day float — floatplane in, camp on the river, fish new water every day. These rivers support wild rainbow trout, all five Pacific salmon species, Arctic char, Dolly Varden, and Arctic grayling.
We Float. We Don’t Day-Trip.
Every trip Alaska Rainbow Adventures runs is a multi-day float. You fly in by floatplane, you camp on gravel bars, and you float downstream at the pace the fishing dictates — not a lodge departure schedule. You fish the early morning sessions. You fish the evenings. You wake up on the river and go to sleep on the river.
That’s a fundamentally different experience from a lodge that day-trips clients to the same runs repeatedly. A float covers new water every day. The fish you find in the morning haven’t seen a fly or a bead in the last 24 hours.
- Camp: Alaska-made tents for two with cots and chairs. Custom dining tent. Screened communal area. Showers and private facilities on Standard Style and Fisherman’s Deluxe trips.
- Guides: 2:1 guest-to-guide ratio in the rafts. Experienced on their specific river systems. Skilled in both fly and conventional techniques.
- Safety: Garmin inReach satellite communication on every trip. Established bear safety protocols where appropriate. Over 30 years of wilderness operation. Remote wilderness travel involves inherent risks that cannot be eliminated.
- Access: Floatplane from Bethel (Togiak NWR rivers) or King Salmon (Katmai). No road access to any of the rivers we run.
Fishing success, river conditions, and weather in remote Alaska vary and are outside our control. Every trip is different, and no specific catch rates, conditions, or outcomes can be guaranteed.
Paul Hansen
Thirty-plus years on these rivers. The same permits. The same commitment to doing it right.
I founded Alaska Rainbow Adventures in 1993. Before starting the operation I served in the Air Force in electronics and later worked in Alaska broadcasting. For over two decades I’ve lived and worked outside Wasilla. The rivers have been the constant.
This operation is not a franchise, not a corporate brand, and not a business I manage from a distance. I hold the permits. I plan the trips. I answer the phone and respond to every email personally. When you contact Alaska Rainbow Adventures, you’re talking to the person who will be responsible for your trip from the first exchange through the last day on the water.
I’ll give you a straight answer on which river and which timing makes sense for your situation. If a different option in our schedule fits you better than the one you asked about, I’ll tell you that. What I won’t do is oversell a trip or tell you what you want to hear to get a deposit.
Paul Hansen — Owner/Operator
info@akrainbow.com
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(907) 357-0251 Voice Only
If you’re planning a trip and want straight answers about dates, rivers, or trip options, contact Paul directly. No booking funnel — just a direct conversation.
Permits & Rivers
These permits represent over 30 years of operating professionally in some of the most demanding wilderness in Alaska. They are specific, regulated authorizations to operate commercially on protected federal lands.
The Guides
Experienced Alaska river guides who return season after season. Many have been with the operation for years and specialize on specific river systems.
Guide assignments vary by river and trip window. Paul can tell you which guides are scheduled for a specific trip when you inquire.
What Clients Actually Say
Unedited responses from people who have fished with us.
Individual experiences vary. Testimonials reflect personal opinions and do not guarantee similar results.
Contact Paul
Not sure which river fits your timing, or trying to decide between two options? Ask Paul directly — he answers every inquiry himself.
A Straight Answer to a Straight Question. Every Time.
If you’re trying to decide between the Kanektok and the Goodnews, or you want to know whether mid-July or late July makes more sense for your group’s primary target species, I’ll give you my honest perspective based on current conditions and experience. If a different river in our schedule is a better fit for what you’re after, I’ll tell you that too.
Call or email. I respond to every inquiry personally — usually within 24 hours.
- Phone: (907) 357-0251 — Voice only. No texts.
- Email: info@akrainbow.com
- Mail: P.O. Box 874570, Wasilla, AK 99687-4570
- Schedule: akrainbow.com/schedule.html — All rivers, dates, and pricing.
Ready to Plan a Trip?
Six river systems. Thirty-plus years of operating professionally. Tell Paul where you want to fish and when — he takes it from there.