Table of Contents April 2002

April 2002 issue

DEPARTMENTS
 

Editor’s Creel 5
Readers’ Lines 6
Alaska Fishing News 9
Fishing for a Compliment 13
Gear Review 18
Inside Alaska Angling 74
Featured Fish Recipe 79
The Final Drift 82

FEATURES

Tying the Crystal Egg Woolly Bugger 16
A fly that spring-run steelhead can’t resist. BY RICH JOHNSON

Trout’s Way: Flyfishing Made Easy 22
From novice to expert, here are some techniques anyone can use to simplify the ritual of flyfishing. BY CURT TROUT

Steel Floats! 27
Fish with floats and take steelhead under even the most difficult Alaska conditions. BY DAVE VEDDER

Green Goddess, Karluk River 33
With almost as many kinds of fish as colors of green, the Karluk on Kodiak is one vivid experience.
BY TONY WEAVER

Lost Lake 40
How about a couple of two-year-old bear cubs and about a thousand caribou for fishing companions? BY ROBERT STAGG

Diamonds in the Rough 44
Our resident expert relates her infatuation with one of Alaska’s most under-appreciated game fish. BY CECILIA "PUDGE" KLEINKAUF

Spring Steel! 52
One of the most vulnerable rivers in Alaska yields a silver lining, but at what cost? BY MARK GLASSMAKER

SPECIAL SECTION

Caught in a Steel Trap 56

One trophy like this and you’ll be hooked on the Situk.

BY DAN HARDY SR.

 

 
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