I've been going up to AK for about 8 years now. My first trip was to the Kenai River and knew real fast that wasn't for me. If I was going to spend the money and time to go somewhere like AK I wanted to see some beautiful country without a lot of people, catch fish and see wildlife.
A friend of mine bought a camp outside of King Salmon on the Naknek River a couple of years after that and since then I've been going there for fishing and bear viewing.
http://naknekrivercamp.comIt's not the ritz - and Jim will be the first to tell you that. But as far as knowledge of catching rainbows, salmon, dollies, grayling, lake trout and even northern pike, he is one of the best. He owned a lodge on the Pere Marquette in Michigan for 15 years before heading to SW Alaska and is well known for his guiding and hosting people. It's a family operation - his 3 kids and wife all have a hand in the business.
If you want to know when to go and what you'd see and catch, ask me and I'll do my best to help. Or drop Jim an email. Right now IS the time to book for next summer. He fills up fast, mainly because of his low rate and great guides.
My best is a 35 inch rainbow but there's been bows caught over 36 inches on the Naknek by NRC's clients. It has one of the best sockeye runs in early July, a fair king run late June and early July, a good silver run in August and the big bows come out in September to eat eggs.
One real nice things is they boat to a lot of places other lodges fly to, which costs a lot more $$$. No extra charge at NRC and the boat rides are sensational!!
Hope this helps.