Table of Contents January 2006

 VOL 6. Issue 1  

DEPARTMENTS

Editor’s Creel 8
Alaska Traveler 14
Book Review 18
Fishing for a Compliment 20
Fish Recipe 76
Sportsman’s Cove Lodge’s
Smoked Salmon Dip
Advertiser Index 78
Final Drift 82

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Fish Alaska Special Section
Kinesis on the Kanektok 56
Spey school and kings on one of Alaska’s most forgiving rivers.
by Troy Letherman
Photos by Matt Hage
 

FEATURES

The Great Alaska Tacklebox 22
What you bring when you fish the Great Land will determine what you catch. Here’s a shopping list that will make your trip productive. by Scott Haugen

The Alaska Highway 30
From Canada to the border, this first of a two-part story will take you fishing through some of the most famous water that you can drive to. Next month, the lunker waters of Alaska. by Dave Vedder

Lucky Days in Prince William Sound 38
Kathy Anderson experienced one of the prettiest places on earth. And she was fortunate to have spectacular weather. And they caught lots of fish. What could be better?

A Kwethluk River Adventure 44
Les Gara rafts the quiet Kwethluk and finds some “leopard” rainbows. Big fish with big spots. Dollies and silver salmon, too.

Kings of the Lake 50
A jewel of a fishery that just needs a little polish. E. Donnall Thomas Jr. fly-fishes the clear waters of Lake Creek.

Fish Ninilchik 68

Publisher Marcus Weiner finds out why this fishery is so popular with the locals. Halibut and salmon abound, right along with the hospitality of those who call this historic seaside village home.

COVER / Publisher Melissa Norris (right) and Pudge Kleinkauf display a nice lake trout. © Melissa Norris

 

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