Table of Contents February 2005

 VOL 4. Issue 2  
Fish Alaska Magazine, February 2005 Front Cover

DEPARTMENTS

Editor’s Creel 6
The Alaska Traveler 10
Book Review 12
Fishing News 14
Fishing For A Compliment 20
Fish Alaska Services Guide 74
Advertiser Index 75
Fish Recipe 76
Simon & Seaforts’ Smoked Reindeer
Tenderloin & King Crab Legs

Final Drift 82


 

FEATURES

Teeny Talks Tackle 22
Gearing up for your Alaska adventure is easy when you choose proven equipment. By Jim Teeny

Fast Cat Fishin’ 32
Catfish in Alaska? Not quite. Barn doors and icebergs in Petersburg from the deck of a fast, new catamaran. By Larry Dunmire

New Times in Old Harbor 42
Publisher Melissa Norris explores the history and superb saltwater fishing in southwest Alaska.

Pike Paradise 50
In the midst of the worst wildfire season ever, publisher Marcus Weiner takes on the largest freshwater fish in Alaska. Hot days, hot fishing!

I Want to Go Back to Chignik 58
Choose any one: Chignik Bay, Chignik Lake or Chignik Lagoon. Fishing in this beautiful place is unrivaled and relatively untouched. By Editor Troy Letherman

FA Fish Anchorage 68
Scott Haugen takes you on a “quick” tour of fishing spots either in Alaska’s largest city, or within a few minutes drive.

Fish Alaska Technique Blue Plate Special: Flesh & Eggs 26
Many times in Alaska waters choosing the right fly has nothing to do with the “hatch.” Here are some of the most effective flesh and egg flies and how to fish them, presented by expert fly enthusiast Richard Johnson.

COVER/Publisher Marcus Weiner and Bill O’Halloran with a trophy-size pike. © George O’Halloran

 

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