
DEPARTMENTS
Publishers’ Note 5
Editor’s Creel 8
Alaska Fishing News 10
Fishing for a Compliment 12
Book Review 14
Paul Schullery’s Real Alaska
Advertiser Index 71
Inside Alaska Angling 72
Q&A with Jesse VanderZanden
Featured Fish Recipe 78
Northwoods Lodge Baked Salmon
The Final Drift 82
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Rod Building 101 16
FA exclusive “how-to” build your own weapon
of choice with step-by-step photos and instructions.
By Pat Misgen
Dolly Dynamite 20
Something new and flashy just for speckled beauties.
By Pudge Kleinkauf
Vintage Tackle 22
When the past becomes an obsession.
Here are some secrets from an expert about
finding great collectable gear.
By Joe Connors
Dolly Varden or Arctic char:
Can You Tell the Difference? 26
Does it matter? Maybe. You be the judge.
By John Wyman
Seducing Dolly Varden 32
A Dolly can be quite a charmer. Charming
Dolly can be quite a different matter.
By Jerry Wylie
Alaska for the First Time 60
Men from Montana plot, plan and play-out their
Alaska fantasy-fishing trip–just 4 days–but what a ride!
By Troy Letherman
SPECIAL SECTION
The Year In Gear 38
Fish Alaska has field-tested all
the hot new stuff. Here are
the Editors’ Choices and some cool stuff you just gotta have!
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