Guest Services

Each member of the Tikchik guest service staff is committed to providing a level of luxury service not ordinarily found at an Alaskan fishing lodge—especially one located in the remote wilderness of Bristol Bay. Tikchik has the highest staff to guest ratio of any lodge in Alaska and everything, down to the smallest detail, is taken care of.

Carol Smith

Carol is the Manager of Hospitality and has been with Tikchik for 13 years. Carol is from New Zealand and spends winters down south.

Joel Nelson

Joel has been the mechanic, engineer, electrician, and do-what-ever-it-takes for 16 years for Tikchik. He is an FAA Licensed A & P Mechanic and does the summer maintenance on our aircraft. Joel knows every aspect of Tikchik’s infrastructure and can fix anything.