Articles from our remote Alaska fishing trips and tips from the Alaska fishing experts.
Cut through Pinks: A Fish Alaska How-to Story and photo by Scott Haugen Tolerating pink salmon while targeting prized silvers can be a frustrating experience. Here's how to beat the pinks and land more Read More...
Story and photo by Scott Haugen For many anglers around the world, their dream trip consists of nothing more than landing high numbers of salmon in a single day. If this is your Read More...
Alaska's Kings and the Two-Handed Rod Story By Troy Letherman Searching for clemency from a winter spent locked away from the stream, many of Alaska's fly anglers look to kings. The first returnees Read More...
There is something special about Seldovia. For the first-time visitor, perhaps it is the peaceful, turned-down pace that falls over this friendly community on the ocean. I'd bet the more seasoned Alaska traveler Read More...
Weighted Casting Spoon by Terry Sheely On those frustrating days when sweetwater fishing is bang-your-head-on-a-tree-trunk tough it’s not so much the factory installed wobble in a weighted casting spoon that will catch trout, Read More...
by JD Richey So, let’s just say you’re heading deep into the Alaska bush on a week-long float trip where you might encounter trout, Dollies, several species of salmon, steelhead, grayling, pike Read More...
Chris Daw held an air horn high above his head, gave a yell and pulled the trigger at exactly 10:00am.“BLAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAT.” So began the first Big Lake Fishing Derby on March 19, 2011. Story Read More...
by Fred Telleen I remember watching Sage Fly Rod representative George Cook some years ago, bombing casts across the Kenai. While the casting was impressive, I did not see the need for that Read More...
The Remote Southeast Experience, Pybus Style Story and photos by Stan Cunningham The black-headed Bonaparte's gulls were circling and diving just 100 yards off the bow. Captain Kevin kept nosing the boat in Read More...
Lake trout are called by many different names in the places where they exist. Probably one of the most common is "mackinaw," a word that is just as symbolic of the great north Read More...
A Surreal Alaska Experience by Marcus Weiner Photos by Wayne Norris Cordova—In a state known for both its numbers and varieties of sport fish, one species has stayed below the radar of many Read More...
Story and Photos by Terry W. Sheely The Jig 'n Bobber Technique that nails salmon & steelhead where other anglers can't reach At its techie heart is a precision, free-spinning specialty reel that Read More...
We'd found silver salmon nirvana. Hiking several miles up a remote stream in Southeast, we rounded a bend and there it was. A 7-foot waterfall . . . below it a hole the Read More...
Salmon Trivia—How much do you know about Alaska's favorite gamefish? Find out here! by Greg Brush Make no mistake, Alaska's giant native rainbows are hugely popular amongst serious fly fishermen. And we all know Read More...
Where to Fish for Halibut: An Alaska Atlas By Troy Letherman Finding where to fish for halibut in Alaska is a fairly straightforward business. They're generally found in strong numbers and while migratory, Read More...