Tours

Half Day Fishing

*Custom full-day options available. Call or email for details*

Looking for an exciting afternoon activity close to town? Then this is the trip for you!

This 4 hour trip introduces you to some of the best local fish-producing creeks in the area. These trips offer a wide variety of fish species including rainbow trout, grayling, dolly varden, and salmon. These are primarily walking trips only. Transportation to the fishing grounds is provided, however there are little to no 4 x 4 trails on these tours.

Duration: 4 hrs
Cost: $150 per person
Group size: 3
Mimimum Age: 12. However anybody under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult or legal guardian.
Meeting place: To be determined. If you are staying within the immediate Talkeetna area, Talkeetna 4 x 4 Adventures will pick you up and drop you off at your place of lodging. Call for specific details.
Included in half day tours: Transportation, fishing poles. tackle, waders, water

License: Make sure to buy and carry on you personally an Alaska fishing license. Check out the license and regulation section at the bottom of this page.

There are no bathrooms available; you should be prepared to do your business in the woods and bring the appropriate material.

Tundra Back Country Tour

This tour is unique in that it offers several variations.

You can choose an all-day fishing tour, an all-day small game hunting tour (only available starting August 10) or a combination small game hunting and fishing tour. Please note the combination only offers small game hunting starting August 10 and later.

Duration: These are full day tours averaging 10 hours per day depending on what you choose, however tours can be as short as 8 hours or as long as 12 hours
Cost:
1 day fishing – $275
1 day hunting – $275
1 day combination hunting and fishing – $285

Group size: day tour 1-3 people
Minimum Age: 12. However anybody under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult or legal guardian.
Meeting place: To be determined. If you are staying within the immediate Talkeetna area, Talkeetna 4 x 4 Adventures will pick you up and drop you off at your place of lodging. Call for specific details.
Included in fishing tours: Fishing gear, waders, tackle, lunch and non-alcoholic drinks
Included in hunting tours: Firearms and ammunition, lunch and non-alcoholic drinks

License: Make sure to buy and carry on you personally an Alaska fishing  and/or hunting license. Check out the license and regulation section at the bottom of this page.

There are no bathrooms available during the tour; you should be prepared to do your business in the woods and bring the appropriate material.

License and Regulations

Hunting and fishing licenses are available locally and in person; however it is recommended to obtain the appropriate licenses prior to the start of your trip. This will save time and ensure that there are no issues on the day of the trip. Licenses can be purchased online with the following links.

Fishing license
Alaska Department of Fish and Game prohibits active fishing for King Salmon. There will be no King Salmon fishing on these tours, until State fishing regulations change.

Small Game Hunting license
For small game you only need a small game hunting license (no regular hunting license or tags are needed).

What you should bring

Alaska is as extreme as it is beautiful and weather can change within minutes. A summer day can be 40 and raining or 80 and sunny, so you should be prepared with all of the following:

• Comfortable clothes
• Warm upper layers such as fleece, wool, and polypropylene
• Rain gear
• Rubber boots
• Bug repellent
• Snack food, water and drinks
• music devices, ipad etc (optional)

You should

Have an active lifestyle
Be able to spend up to an hour in a vehicle on an off road trail
Be capable of wading in creeks and streams for several hours
Be able to communicate with an English-speaking guide

Things to know

No smoking allowed in vehicles
No drinking allowed in vehicles
No drinking allowed while actively engaged with firearms
No pets allowed

Gun safety

Guns are fun, guns are great, and guns are awesome. GUNS ARE NOT TOYS! Talkeetna 4 x 4 adventures has an absolute zero tolerance policy for the misuse or mistreatment of firearms. A gun is as safe or as dangerous as the hand that holds it. Anybody that wishes to use a firearm may do so, however there is a mandatory safety tutorial on the safe handling and operation of firearms prior to engagement. Anybody that misuses or uses a firearm in a dangerous manner will have it immediately confiscated and you will act as the retriever for the rest of the trip while your buddies shoot small game animals.

Cancellation policy

Any trip cancellation requests received up to 7 days prior to departure will receive a 100% refund. All cancellation requests received within 7 days of departure will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations made within 48 hours of the scheduled trip departure, or failure to arrive at the scheduled time will be considered a forfeit of the funds and will receive a 0% refund. Talkeetna 4×4 Adventures LLC reserves the right to cancel a tour at any time, in this event guests will receive a 100% refund.