DEPARTMENTS

Editor’s Creel 6
The Alaska Traveler 8
Book Review 10
Fly Fishing Women Explore Alaska
Fishing For A Compliment 12
Fish Recipe 76
Mykel’s Macadamia Nut
Encrusted Halibut
Advertiser Index 77
Fish Alaska Services Guide 80
Final Drift 82
A Fly in the Hand is
Worth $50 in the Bush
 

Special Technique
Spey Rods in Alaska 34
These two-handed jobs are just what
the fly-fishing doctor ordered. Here’s
how to use ’em and where to get ’em.
By John Gawesworth
 

Fly-fishing Float Tube Style 14
Cecelia “Pudge” Kleinkauf shares her love of
the personal watercraft that goes almost anywhere.

Fish Paradise 20
Editor Troy Letherman tells us why Kulik Lodge in Katmai National Park & Preserve is one of the top
fishing destinations in the world.

Wild Fish & Whitewater 40
Float and fish Lake Creek in salmon season
with rafting expert Les Gara.

Real Anglers 48
Not even a roll-over in a new pick-up truck can
stop these intrepid fishermen.
By Ken Marsh

Rewards of an Alaska Autumn 54
Jerry Wylie shows us the meaning of “football” season in Southcentral, and it has nothing to do with a ball.

Rainbows on Top 62
Veteran guide Jim Repine demonstrates his enthusiasm for topwater trout. He also throws in a recipe for a hot fly.

Fish Iliamna 70
A first-class destination for a wide variety of fish and wildlife experiences.
By Mark Higgins

COVER/Dan Summerville displays a 30-inch fall rainbow from the Kenai River. © Greg Thomas