DEPARTMENTS
Publishers’ Note 5
Editor’s Creel 6
Fishing News 8
Gear Review 14
Steelhead Rods
Fish Alaska Services Guide 74
Advertiser Index 76
Featured Fish Recipe 78
Simon & Seafort’s Pistachio Salmon
The Final Drift 82 |
FEATURES
Frank’s Fly
12
A great steelhead fly with many variations.
Best to carry some of each.
By Rich Johnson
Steelhead Odyssey
20
A roundup of the very best steelhead fisheries
in the state and how to fish them.
By Tony Weaver
Metalheads 32
A hard-headed youth comes to terms with his responsibilities through the
challenge of steelhead fishing in southeast Alaska.
By Greg Thomas
Steelhead on a Jig
44
New techniques and jigs to help you cover
more territory in your quest for steelies.
By Scott Haugen
Fish Tangle Lakes,
Alaska 56
An archeological wonderland of freshwater fishing amid some of the most
beautiful country you’ve ever seen. Just be sure to take a spare tire or
two.
By Cecelia “Pudge” Kleinkauf
Profile: Lefty Kreh, Part 2
66
Up-to-date with the flyfishing legend.
By Jim Repine
BONUS SECTION
It’s a GASS!
50
The eagerly awaited Great Alaska Sportsman Show takes place
April 3-6 in Anchorage. Fish Alaska explores the history of this huge
success and takes you behind the scenes for a sneak peek at this year’s
show.
By Melissa Norris
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