Description
June 2012 | Saltwater Special
Departments
Editor’s Creel 6
Alaska Traveler 8
Gear Bag 12
Fishing for a Compliment 16
Tackle Tech 22
Salmon Sense 24
EZ Limits: A Guide’s Angle 26
Fish Alaska Fly 28
Fish Alaska Boats 30
Fish Alaska Saltwater 34
Fish Alaska Stillwater 36
Tight Lines 38
Fish Alaska Recipe 86
Advertiser Index 88
Final Drift 90
Features
Saving Rockfish
by E. Donnall Thomas Jr
Showing us the difficult predicament of Alaska’s rockfish species, E. Donnall Thomas, Jr. explains how to fish responsibly.
Green Things & Yellow Eyes
by Terry Sheely
Terry Sheely shares his love of fishing for the big bottomfeeders with teeth!
Shrimp Fever: Catch it!
by Scott Haugen
There’s a growing number of fishermen going after Alaska shrimp. Contributing Editor Scott Haugen shows us the ropes.
Wandering Petersburg
by Andrew Cremata
Andrew Cremata continues his exploration of the Southeast panhandle, finding fish and friends aplenty in Alaska’s “Little Norway”.
Halibut on the Fly
by John Rantz
Using a fly rod? For halibut? John Rantz tells readers how to succeed and even excel with techniques that used to be unthinkable.
Halibut Highways & Migration Routes
by Captain Tat Tatterson
Captain Tat Tatterson goes deep with a practical look at halibut migration routes, and explains what motivates these giants of the sea.