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Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge vs The Lodge at Gold River

Two fishing lodges side by side from their own published tariffs: Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge from $1,740, The Lodge at Gold River from $780 per person, with seasons, what is and is not in the price, deposit and cancellation terms, and the transfer from the gateway.

How this page is made. Every figure is from the two operators' own published tariffs and booking pages, as recorded in their Ledgers, last read 14 September 2026. The sentences under "Which one" are rules over those figures, not opinion; where an operator publishes nothing, the row says so and the rule stays quiet. Ben has stayed at both.

Aerial view of Caverhill's log cabins along a forested lakeshore, with a dock and boats in golden evening light

BC Interior Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge

A small aluminium fishing boat alone on glassy green water, seen from directly overhead

Nootka Sound The Lodge at Gold River

The record

Side by side

Fact	Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge	The Lodge at Gold River
From, per person	From $1,740 per person for 3 nights, Fishing season (10 June to mid-September), 2026 tariff	From $780 per person per night on a 1-night minimum, Year-round (All year), 2026 tariff
Per night	about $580 per person per night, the package rate divided by its 3 nights	$780 per person, the printed nightly rate
All in, with tax	about $1,827 per person for the shortest stay, with GST at 5%	about $819 per person for the shortest stay, with GST at 5%
Stays sold	3, 4 or 5 nights	By the night, 1 to 7 nights
Priced for	Double; Single; Whole lodge, up to 10	Double; Single
Season	Fishing season, 10 June to mid-September	Year-round, All year
In the price	Three meals a day: a western-style breakfast, a deli-style packed lunch with homemade cookies, and a gourmet dinner A log cabin with linens and a down quilt, a woodstove and propane lights A private washroom assigned to you in the central wash house Thirty rowboats on fifteen lakes, and 3.3 hp motorboats on three of them, with gas Fly rods, spinning rods, nets, cartridge life vests, pack sacks and rain gear Three kayaks, a canoe and a paddleboard The wood-heated sauna The boat ride across Caverhill Lake from the landing, and an orientation to the lakes and trails Ice for your drinks	Transport to and from Campbell River, where the lodge meets flights from Vancouver and Seattle A suite in one of the three cabins: two queen beds, a wood-burning fireplace, a sitting area, a granite bathroom, a semi-private covered deck All meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner and appetisers All non-alcoholic drinks The exercise room, the game room with shuffleboard and a large-screen television, and the fly-casting pond On a guided fishing package: the guide, the gear, lunch and transport, including the helicopter on a heli day Sage rods and reels and Simms waders from the tack room, for guests on a guided fishing package A pressurised, heated drying room for waders, boots and outdoor clothing Telephone, high-speed wireless internet and cable television in every room
Not in the price	Tax A fishing licence, sold at the lodge ($52.50 for an eight-day non-resident licence) or online Flies, sold at the lodge Alcohol and mix: the lodge is not licensed, so bring your own Gratuities, 5 to 10% suggested Guiding: the fishing is unguided, with help and advice at the lodge Getting to the lakeside landing north of Kamloops	Taxes Gratuities Fishing licences: a BC freshwater licence and steelhead stamp for the rivers, a tidal licence with the salmon stamp for the saltwater day Fishing itself: heli fishing at $3,900 or $4,750 a day, a guided saltwater day $1,000, a local river day $500, the party barge lake day $550 The heli-picnic ($475 with a heli fishing day, $1,750 without), the Hot Springs Cove hike ($1,350) and golf ($90) Alcohol: the rate card lists non-alcoholic drinks only Getting to Campbell River
Deposit	50% with your reservation, by credit card over the phone or by email, or by cheque in the post. The deposit is non-refundable.	Not published
If you cancel	Any time after booking: the 50% deposit Late arrival, early departure or a smaller group: no refund	Not published
Getting there	Boat from Kamloops (the lakeside landing 103 km north of Kamloops, the last 23 km on gravel): an hour and three quarters by road from Kamloops, then the lodge boat across the lake, in the price. Timing partly our estimate.	Road from Gold River (100 Muchalat Drive, Gold River; the lodge meets flights at Campbell River): in town; the transfer from Campbell River, about an hour, is in the rate, in the price.
Sleeps	12 guests	18 guests
Region	BC Interior, British Columbia	Nootka Sound, British Columbia
Source	2026 tariff, read 14 September 2026	2026 tariff, read 14 September 2026

"From" is the lowest adult double rate in the newest tariff, per person for the shortest stay sold; the all-in line adds the tax the calculator adds. Anything marked "our estimate" is ours, not the operator's.

Which one

What the record says

The two are not priced the same way, Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge is priced as a package (3 nights) and The Lodge at Gold River priced by the night, so the fair comparison is per night: about $580 per person at Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge against about $780 at The Lodge at Gold River, both before tax.

The Lodge at Gold River has the longer season, All year against 10 June to mid-September at Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge, the whole year.

Each lists 9 things in the price; the lists are in the table.

The Lodge at Gold River starts in Gold River itself; Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge is an hour and three quarters by road from Kamloops, then the lodge boat across the lake.

Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge is the smaller place, 12 guests to 18.

Which of those matters is yours to weigh; the pages behind each place have the rest, and the calculators price a stay for your own party.

Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge
The record and the Ledger What a trip costs, all in Request availability
The Lodge at Gold River
The record and the Ledger What a trip costs, all in Request availability

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Answered from the record

Which is cheaper, Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge or The Lodge at Gold River?

What is included at Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge and at The Lodge at Gold River?

Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge lists 9 things in the price, starting with three meals a day and a log cabin with linens and a down quilt. The Lodge at Gold River lists 9, starting with transport to and from Campbell River and a suite in one of the three cabins. The full lists, and what each leaves out, are in the table on this page.

How do you get to Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge and to The Lodge at Gold River?

Caverhill Fly Fishing Lodge: Boat from Kamloops (the lakeside landing 103 km north of Kamloops, the last 23 km on gravel): an hour and three quarters by road from Kamloops, then the lodge boat across the lake, in the price. Timing partly our estimate. The Lodge at Gold River: Road from Gold River (100 Muchalat Drive, Gold River; the lodge meets flights at Campbell River): in town; the transfer from Campbell River, about an hour, is in the rate, in the price.