Where to Go: the 5 Best Ice Fishing Trips Under the Northern Lights

1.Aurora Borealis Viewing and Ice Fishing Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $229Our pick

Spend about five hours at Chena River Lakes Recreation Area, fishing through the ice while watching for the aurora. Your guide supplies gear, bait, cocoa, reindeer sausage, and a warm cabin. Fish you catch may be seasoned and cooked for you. The lights are never guaranteed.

“The highlight of the trip! Fish were surprisingly active overnight and we caught enough king and silver salmon for everyone. The cabin was warm enough for me to take my outer coat off, and very spacious and clean. Mike was a fantastic guide - very knowledgeable about seemingly everything, was proactive in helping everyone have a great time, and a great chef! And we were lucky enough to see lady Aurora. 10/10”

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2.“Aurora Ice” – Ice Fishing & Salmon Dinner Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $239

Meet near Badger at 9 p.m. for an evening of ice fishing inside a warm, solar-powered cabin with panoramic windows. Your guide supplies gear, cooks a light fish dinner, and helps you watch for the Aurora. Guides such as Tyson, Greg, Aiden, Trenton, and Spencer have been praised for patient instruction and good company.

“great! save my time and money compared with ： daytime fishing ($140)+ night aurora activity($120). Welcome Guide, lovely red hat!”

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3.Aurora Ice Fishing

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $265

Meet your guide at 8:30 pm for a six-and-a-half-hour Fairbanks outing with hotel pickup, a heated ice-fishing hut, supplied gear, coffee, tea, and fish snacks. Guides including Tyson and Hunter have hosted friendly, informative trips. You do not need fishing experience, but bring serious winter footwear and patience: catches and aurora sightings depend on conditions.

“Tyson & Hunter were great hosts; a tasty salmon dinner in a reasonably snug cabin...with lotsa good info and appropriate fishing tales.”

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4.Chena Lake: Aurora Borealis Viewing & Ice Fishing Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · from $239

Meet your English-speaking guide at Chena Lake Recreation Area for five hours of ice fishing and aurora watching from a heated cabin. Riley and Cody have hosted memorable evenings here, with fishing gear, hot cocoa, grilled reindeer sausage, and a fish cookout included. Bring a license, camera, and tripod.

“Amazing! It was an incredible opportunity and our guide Riley was great with information and creating an overall experience. Definitely recommend”

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5.Aurora Ice Fishing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 6 hours · from $330

Join guide Tyson from 1st Alaska Tours for a six-hour evening outing from Fairbanks. You will ride to a selected frozen lake, learn ice-fishing techniques, fish from a warm hut, and sample your catch. The Northern Lights may appear, but they are never guaranteed.

“We loved our experience! Tyson was an excellent guide and we recommend him and this tour. We caught fish, saw northern lights, and enjoyed an excellent meal!”

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