general information
Payment Information
- Payment Schedule
- Payment Methods
- NSF Checks
- Credit Card Payments
- Registrations After February 1 and April 1
- Cancellation Policy
- Broken/Lost Equipment Policy
Forms That Need to be Returned to Us
- Registration Form
- Release and Indemnification
- Guest Information
- Authorization to Charge Credit Card for Balance of Payments
What to Bring With You (Printable Version)
What Doc Provides
Travel To/from Doc Warner's and Your Home
- Commercial Travel
- Luggage
- Transportation between Juneau and Doc Warner's
- Housing in Juneau (if needed)
- Shipping Fish Home
- Emergency Contacts
- Side Trips
Miscellaneous
Payment Schedule: We will send a payment reminder to you before each payment is due indicating the balance due. If you have authorized credit card payments, no statement will be sent in February.
Payment |
Due Date |
Amount |
1st payment |
Upon Registration |
1/3 |
Second payment |
February 1 |
1/3 |
Balance |
April 1 |
1/3 |
Payment Methods: We accept cash, checks, Visa, Master Card, and Discover.
NSF Checks: Checks returned to us will be subject to a $20 NSF charge. Further payments will need to be made in secure funds (cash, money order, bank check, credit card or travelers check).
Credit Card Payments: If you would like us to automatically bill your credit card for remaining payments, please fill out the Authorization for Credit Card Payments form (pdf) and return it to us.
New Registrations between February 1 and April 1: If you register between February 1 and April 1, 1/2 the total is due.
Cancellation Policy: Reservations may be canceled before May 1 without a cancellation fee. After May 1 a $500 cancellation fee may be assessed.
Broken/Lost Equipment Policy: You are responsible to pay for broken or lost equipment.
Forms that Need to be Returned to Us
Please return the following forms:
Registration Form: If you have not filled out a Registration Form, please do so and return it to us. Even if we already have your information, we need to you fill out, sign and return this form. If you have already filled out a form for this year, we do not need a new one.
Release and Indemnification: A new Release and Indemnification Form is required each year. Please fill out this form and return it to us.
Authorization to Charge Credit Card for Balance of Payments (PDF): If you want us to bill the balance of your account to your credit card, please fill out, sign and return this form.
What to Bring - download a printable version of this list
Cell Phones at Doc Warner's: The best way to communicate between Doc Warner's, home and boats is by cell phone. Cingular/AT&T is the provider in our area. Depending on your plan and your carrier, roaming charges may apply.
Buying Tackle: We provide the bait tackle as part of your package. This includes poles, line, reels, leader, weights, hooks, and bait. Additional tackle is optional. If you want to use lures, you may want to wait and buy them at Doc Warner's. We have a trading post which sells tackle that works in our area. Our prices are competitive with lower 48 pricing.
Fishing License Information: Fishing Licenses are required for anyone 16 years or older. You will receive your fishing license at Doc Warner's.
Fly Fishing Gear: We recommend the following for both freshwater and saltwater fly fishing:
- Rod: 7-10 weight
- Reel: High capacity 8.5-9.0
- Backing: 30 pound, ultra thin
- Line: Taper floating and monoclear saltwater or freshwater, or sink tip saltwater line
- Leader & Tippet: Triangle taper fluorocarbon leader, tippet in 3X-0X
- Flies: (Many of these can be purchased in the lodge store)
- Alevin, Blue Smolt, White Wooly Bugger, Egg Sucking Leaches, Flash Fly, Hot Pink Sparkle Shrimp, Chartreuse Everglow Fly, Gold Comet, Lefty's Deceiver, Tarpon Fly, Clouser Minnow, Skykomish Sunrise.
What Doc Provides
Doc Warner’s seeks to make each guest as comfortable as possible, with pleasant surrounding and all the basic necessities for a great fishing adventure. With the many restrictions placed on customers by the airlines, we have provided a list of thing that are either provided or are available at the Doc Warner’s lodge. Print this and use it in your planning.
Personal Equipment List
What to Bring:
- Good Rain Gear*
- 3 Changes of Clothes (coin-op laundry available)
- Filet or Pocket Knife*
- Bath Towel
- Face cloth
- Soap
- Shampoo
- T-shirts*
- Jeans
- Sweatshirts for Layering*
- Jacket-Medium Weight*
- Lightweight Vest*
- Underclothing
- Slippers or Sneakers
- Socks
- Waterproof Footwear*
- Gloves, Neoprene*
- Ball Cap or Stocking Hat*
- Toiletries*
- Personal Medications
- First Aid Kit*
- Sunglasses*
- Film*
- Pliers for Hook Removal*
- Cell Phone (Cingular/AT&T)
- Flashlight*
- Sunscreen*
- Lip Balm*
- Fly Rod, if Desired
- Flies*
May Be Rented at Lodge:
- Boots
- GPS
*Indicates items available for purchase at the lodge Trading Post.
Travel to/from Doc Warner's and Your Home
Commercial Travel: You are responsible for making your own commercial travel arrangements between your home and Juneau. Once the flights become available, book early as they fill up quickly. The only commercial carrier that goes to Juneau is Alaska Airlines. If you are making your own reservations or using a travel agency, please follow these guidelines for arriving and departing Juneau:
Juneau Arrival: No later than Sunday at 2:00 pm.
Juneau Departure: No earlier than Saturday at 1:00 pm.
Please be sure to schedule your commercial flight reservations following the guidelines above. The Juneau bus and boat will leave on schedule. Another simple alternative to making your own reservations is to contact the Doc Warner's Travel department. It is as simply as picking up the phone (toll free: 1-877-326-7431; local: 801-298-8060), then ask for Peggy.
Luggage: We recommend you limit your incoming luggage to one checked piece and one carry-on. If you are bringing your own fishing poles and are in a group, tape all the poles together so they only count as a single piece of luggage. Limiting your baggage coming in will leave you more room to take fish home as checked luggage. Last year we were able to take one carry on and check two pieces of luggage each on the return trip. The maximum weight of a piece of luggage is 50 pounds. Airline regulations are changing in what charges apply to baggage. Some only charge for more than 2 pieces of luggage; other will charge for more than 1 piece; and still others are charging for every piece. Contact your carrier(s) before travel to ascertain their current policy. Remember, these charges are assessed by each carrier. So, trips which included multiple airlines may also incur multiple charges.
Guns - Doc Warner's does not recommend bringing firearms.
Flammable - No flammable articles of any kind are allowed. This includes propane cylinders. Please do not bring anything that requires propane or white gas.
** Remember to conserve weight and space on your flight to Juneau. You will have fish to check as luggage on your flight home.
Transportation between Juneau and Doc Warner's: Doc Warner’s arranges transportation for our guests between Juneau and the lodge. Depending on the size of the group, we will either use a chartered catamaran (the preferred method), or we will arrange air transportation (only for very small groups).
Small Plane: If your group is scheduled to fly to Doc Warner's, you will fly with Ward Air.
Bus/Boat Combination: If you are scheduled to travel by boat, a member of our staff will meet you in the baggage claim area at the Juneau airport. Please check in with them by 2:30. They will be holding a sign identifying Doc Warner's. The bus departs at 3:30 and will take you and your bags to Auke Bay where you will board the large boat. The boat trip is about 2 hours. During this time, a staff member will issue your fishing license and answer questions. The boat will bring you to our dock at Doc Warner's. Your return to Juneau at the end of the week will be just the reverse. The bus has a passenger list so individual tickets are not required.
Housing in Juneau (if needed): If you want to plan on sightseeing in Juneau, we recommend you do so before coming to Doc Warner's to avoid having to arrange for overnight storage of frozen fish. Just call Doc Warner's and ask for Peggy (toll free: 1-877-326-7431 local: 801-298-8060). Peggy will help you with a place to stay. Contact Doc Warner's Travel for recommendations.
Shipping Fish Home: Included in your Doc Warner's reservation are two 50-pound styrofoam fish boxes for each guest. Additional boxes are available for $25. Your fish will be vacuum sealed, frozen, put into your box at Doc Warner's each night. The fish boxes can be shipped on the airplane as checked luggage. Your fish will stay frozen for about 24 hours in the fish boxes. If your trip home is longer that 12 hours extra care may be required.
Emergency Contacts: Lodge phone (907) 723-6000 or (877) 451-2701.
Side Trips: Doc Warner's Travel can arrange a variety of excursions. Flights over the glaciers and snow fields, boat trips to watch calving glaciers, and fun trips to Haines or Skagway are just a few of the possibilities.
There will be additional costs for side trips. Contact Doc Warner's Travel for details.
Miscellaneous
Home Campfires: You may host a group in your home and invite Doc and/or other staff members to present a video and answer questions. These home campfires are available in the Utah/Idaho area upon request.
Fish Processing: Doc Warner's dock staff will fillet, vacuum seal and freeze your fish in box so they will be ready for you to take home as checked luggage.
Tipping: Guest tips are generally an average of 2% to 5% of the trip cost per guest. A tip box will be made available by our trading post on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Tips are divided equally among our staff.