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Silver Lining: How To Avoid Pinks when Targeting Coho

by Nigel Fox This summer marks another pink year on the Kenai River, which means a couple million pink salmon will return to spawn from August through September. If you are primarily a trout fisherman you are probably doing back flips right now. Coho fishermen, on the other hand, have another view of pinks. They […]

Four Ways to King Crab – RECIPES

Swinging Streamers

Story & Photos by Nicholas Ohlrich Besides watching a bow come up and slurp down a perfectly presented dry fly, feeling the explosion of a pink-sided chrome freight train destroying a streamer on

Latest Destination Articles

Visit Valdez

Story by Troy Letherman Tucked deep into towering mountains, within a short kayak paddle of several tidewater glaciers and pushed snug against Port Valdez—a natural fjord reaching inland about 11 miles from Prince William Sound—there are few places in the world that can rival the sheer stunning beauty of Valdez, Alaska. The town is one […]

Kenai All Around

Story by Troy Letherman When it comes to fishing in Alaska, it’s hard to begin with anything outside the mighty Kenai River. One of the most famous salmon and trout rivers in the world, it is home t

Destination Talkeetna

by Troy Letherman Meaning “river of plenty” in the Dena’ina language, the area near the present site of Talkeetna offered an abundant harvest for the Athabasca Indians who originally inhabited t

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Latest Recipes

Copper River Sockeye Salmon with Rosemary Lemon Wild Rice and Honey Glazed Carrots

by Chef Matt Shaughnessy Totem Hotel and Suites Ingredients 4 (6-ounce) portions Copper River sockeye salmon 2 tsp pink Himalayan salt (or more) 2 tsp ground black pepper (or more) 1/4 cup butter 4 tsp dried basil 4 rosemary sprigs 4 lemon slices Season salmon with salt and pepper. Melt butter in pan. Add dried […]

Crab Artichoke Flatbread with Smoked Salmon

by Jim McConnell, Slippery Salmon Bar & Grill Ingredients Serves 1-2 people 5” by 14” thin-crust flatbread Approximately 1 cup of crab artichoke dip, spread evenly on the flatbread (See previo