Great place fantastic staff very helpful and courteous Brandon runs a topnotch outfit

Had a great week at the Majestic Eagle Lodge (MEL) in June 2025. This was the perfect place for my group - we are seasoned DYIers, but we wanted to spend a little bit more money on our fishing trip in order to have someone else feed us, take care of the boat and clean our catch. MEL was perfect in this way - they provided us with everything we needed for a wonderful week. If there was something special we wanted - be it certain snacks, beverages, tackle, etc. then we had to bring that ourselves. Again, MEL has all that anyone will NEED for a week of fun halibut and salmon fishing....but they might not have everything that every guest WANTS. Just be mindful of that when you plan the trip and pack any special tackle or clothes you might want to have. As for drinks and food, the MEL staff will bring you to a grocery store and liquor store after pick-up from the airport so you can get whatever you want there too. Speaking of the MEL staff, everyone was friendly, thoughtful and eager to make our experience a good one - across the board and without exception. Our cabin was sufficient and clean, while the food was excellent and plentiful - breakfasts were McMuffins or burritos to go, we made our own sandwiches at the MEL deli counter for lunch (they had chips and granola bars too), and dinners were served family-style in the dining room. The fishing gear was perfect for our week and well maintained. We had a 20' Hewescraft boat that ran like a top and was equipped with everything we needed or could want. Make sure you pay for the "upgrade" to the covered boat - you'll be motoring around and fishing in the weather so often that going with an open boat could get miserable really fast. MEL doesn't have a dock, but the staff pull the boats into the beach every morning for guests to board - it was simple, and even the old-timers found it easy stepping in to the boats. When it came to the fishing, the staff gave us some tips and basic instruction on the area, but just remember they are NOT guides. I did a lot of reading ahead of time about Alaskan halibut and salmon fishing as well as watching videos online - still it took my group a couple of days to find our rhythm. That seemed pretty normal to me though - it's "fishing," not "catching." :-) We did some crabbing and shrimping as well. The halibut are usually caught in less than 100' of water, and plenty of folks got their limits. We didn't try for salmon, but another guest landed the first king of the year trolling a cut-plug herring beneath a flasher. MEL provided good rods with braided line and high-quality rod holders - no downriggers needed. Brandon, the owner, was very thoughtful and communicative from the time of booking in the Fall straight through to our airport drop-off at the end of our trip. I highly recommend this place - and am looking forward to getting back to MEL in 2026! read more

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