DEPARTMENTS

Editor’s Creel 6
Alaska Traveler 14
Fishing for a Compliment 18
Fish Recipe 72
Mykel’s Pinenut & Basil-Crusted Salmon
Advertiser Index 74
Final Drift 82

PLUS
Fish Alaska Special Section
Fish Cooper Landing 64
The gateway to the mighty
Kenai River system,
Cooper Landing is scenic, small and friendly. Oh, and did we mention
the fishing?
by Marcus Weiner

Class Act 20
Here’s a university every fisherman should attend. Kenai Fishing Academy in Soldotna on the Kenai River was established to educate anyone who uses the river. It’s fun and the food is fabulous. Here’s how to attend.
by David Zoby

Run Timing the Mighty Kenai River 26
Expert guide Greg Brush tells you when and
where to fish the famous Kenai River.

Private Journeys on Public Water 34
Join editor Troy Letherman for his exploration of
this most popular of Southcentral fishing meccas.

Just One More Fish 46
Tyson O’Connell is a guide on the Alaska
Peninsula all summer long. But when his
friends call from the Kenai—he’s there in
record time for some hot trout action.

Date with a King 52
Your first king is always special. When you
add your first date to that equation, the event
couldn’t be less than spectacular. The Kenai
provided writer Dave Atcheson with just
that experience.

Russian River Sockeye 58
Jerry Wylie shares his obsession for the fighting
reds of the beautiful Russian River. Just up-water from the Kenai.

COVER / The late Curt Trout with Dusty Byrd and a Kenai River rainbow. © Jeremy Boyd