Meet Your Alaska Fishing Guides

A question I often hear is "who will be my guide?" All Alaska River Adventures guides are great teachers & skilled fishermen with top-notch gear, all the right tackle & many years guiding on Alaskan waters.

With our combined experience and the love & respect for the rivers we enjoy on our trips, we have the background and skills to teach you the things you'll need to make your Alaska fishing trip a success.

Your guide will have a little gray in his (or her) hair and will be a charming character. A real Alaskan!
~~George Heim

George Heim

The old man & company owner.

Over thirty years of running rivers all over Alaska.

In winter George runs the office and will likely be the one who answers all your questions.

Quote: "When you don't have skill, you gotta have luck."

Gary McFadden - Head Kenai River Fly Fishing Guide

30 years experience & a G. Loomis Sponsored Guide

Gary is our head guide on the Kenai. He has over 30 years on the river and knows every nook and cranny.

He is one of the best salmon and rainbow trout guides on this legendary river and often finds fish when no one else can.

A long list of guests return to fish with Gary every year.

Quote: "I'm a well-dressed mountain man, and keep your hands off my hat."

Natalia Aulenbacher - Kenai River Fly Fishing Guide

Over the course of the last 7 years, Natalia has established herself in the Kenai River Fishing Guide community as one of the top guides.

Most years, she fishes through the winter and sharpens her skills. She has also studied the river's ecology, geology and natural history giving her additional understanding.

Besides her skills as a fishing guide on the Kenai River, she loves to guide fly-outs on the various rivers around the state and to use the drift boat to nail big king salmon on the Kasilof River.

Quote: "Never let work get in the way of your fishing."

Tyler Gottfredson - Kenai River Fly Fishing Guide

Ty has a passion for big rainbows but also loves to fish for salmon... so it is no surprise that he made his way to the Kenai.

Ty took the time to learn the river by working as a scenic rafting guide and fishing it on his own time for a few years.

Now he returns for his 3rd season as a fishing guide with a solid set of skills. Like Natalia, he too has studied the river's ecology, history and geology so you can learn a lot from him beyond just fishing skills.

Ty's great sense of humor and attention to detail make him a great guide and you'll enjoy a day on the river with him.

Quote: "This is my office - it's the best!"

Bob Gray - Head Wilderness River Fishing Guide

Bobby leads our float fishing trips (expeditions) to Alaska's remote rivers.

He has over 20 years with us and before that worked for some of the premiere guide services in the Southwest.

He is a great fishing guide and a charming companion - his camp kitchen skills are legendary.

Quote: "It's hard tellin', not knowin."

Adam Sullivan – Kenai River Fly Fishing Guide

Adam has been guiding for us for 5 years now – he (like all of us) loves to trout fish and fished nearly every day all this past winter… hitting the outlet of Kenai Lake, snow machining into the high lakes for ice fishing, hiking into holes and drifts on the Kenai… he did it all and caught some nice fish while checking out the river structure and making notes for summer. With a several trips on the Kasilof here in the early season, he’s gearing up for kings too.

Plan to have a good day if you go with Adam. Adam’s great sense of humor and easy going nature make him a lot of fun to be with and his well developed fishing skills make the chances of a good day of catching pretty decent too.

Quote: “There’s no shortage of good days as long as you’re fishing.”

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Alaska River Adventures
PO Box 725 * Cooper Landing, AK 99572
Phone 907-595-2000 * Fax 907-595-3454