The Tikchik River is a river of about 100 km in southern Alaska running into Bristol Bay

Bristol Bay

Bristol Bay is the eastern-most arm of the Bering Sea, at 57° to 59° North 157° to 162° West in Southwest Alaska. Bristol Bay is 400 km long and 290 km, wide at its mouth...

, part of the Wood River

Wood River

- In Canada :* Wood River , a tributary of the Columbia River via Kinbasket Lake- In the United States :* Wood River * Wood River , Connecticut & Rhode Island* Big Wood River, Idaho* Little Wood River, Idaho...

. It is a popular spot for Salmon

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

 fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

The Tikchik River originates in both Nishlik and Upnuk lakes, joining with the Wood River approximately 10 river miles below Upnuk Lake. All of these lie within the very large Wood-Tikchik State Park

Wood-Tikchik State Park

Wood-Tikchik State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Alaska north of Dillingham. Over 1.6 million acres in area—about the size of the state of Delaware, it is the largest state park in Alaska....

, the largest state park in Alaska, and one of the largest in the United States.