Bristol Bay Guide Academy
Meet the Next Generation of Bristol Bay Flyfishing Guides Story and photos by Meghan Barker It’s 7 a.m. on opening day of fishing in Bristol Bay. A crew of sleepy, but eager teenagers Read More...
Restoring Cook Inlet Chinooks
Restoring Cook Inlet Chinooks Story by Marian Giannulis If you are fishing in Alaska with the hope of catching the official state fish—the Chinook, or king salmon—there’s a chance you will wet your Read More...
Susitna Salmon Country and a 100-plus-mile Road
Story and photos by Eric Booton Susitna River tributaries are dynamic, exceedingly productive, conducive to numerous fishing techniques, and plentiful. Thousands of river miles create valuable habitat for large populations of salmon, rainbow Read More...
Best Trout Fishing Gear
Trout Unlimited : Best Trout Fishing Gear Staff Picks Story by Dave Atcheson There is no bad weather, only bad gear.” This is a saying that not only pertains to clothing and gear, Read More...
Susitna River Basin: an Inspiring Alaska Wilderness Float
Whitewater and Wild Rainbows But public access at risk by proposal to strip Susitna River Basin of “Recreational River” status Story by Eric Booton Airborne, we crossed Cook Inlet and began tracing the Susitna River north. My twin sister, Read More...
Conservation-Minded Traveler
written by Dave Atcheson photos by Bruce King Bruce King, a recently retired Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist, is an avid traveler and adventurer, as well as a diehard angler, who could Read More...
The Yakutat Fish Factory
Every year anglers flock to Yakutat to cast their chance at catching a trophy steelhead or to fill their freezer with wild salmon. Most of these anglers likely know that Yakutat is Read More...
The Western Native Trout Challenge in Alaska
Meet Alaska’s native trout species and the angler who pursued them during a single visit Story by Marian Giannulis Photos by Daniel A. Ritz/@Jacks_Experience_Trading An Arctic Grayling caught by Daniel, a Read More...
Eklutna River Salmon
The Eklutna River currently has less than one percent of its historic summertime stream flow, which is woefully inadequate to support fish and maintain healthy fish habitat.
The Conscious Angler
The Conscious Anglerby Dave Atcheson Caring for our rivers and fisheries now ensures that future generations have the same great fishing opportunities we do today. © Nelli Williams Fishing, for many Read More...
Best Kids Gear for Alaska’s Outdoor Families: Plus a Few Tips
https://youtu.be/zVk5ezj-06g by Melissa Norris and Nelli Williams Best kids boots, coats, rainwear, waders and more as rated by the creators of Fish Alaska magazine. Two Alaska Moms offer their sage advice as industry Read More...
Water Temperatures: Too Hot to Handle? Fishing in a Warming Alaska
Water Temperatures Blog by Eric BootonPhotos by Mark Hieronymus Intact, complex fish habitat is integral to the survival of fish during inclement conditions. Water Temperatures: Too Hot to Handle? Fishing in Read More...
Changing Climate in America’s Salmon Forest
A Changing Climate in America’s Salmon ForestStory by Mark Hieronymus The before and after pictures of a rain-on-snow flood. The arrow in the lower image indicates where the new channel formed during Read More...
Hope for Resurrection Creek
Resurrection Creek BlogStory by Jenny Weis, Trout Unlimited Alaska Hope for Resurrection Creek A good bet for anyone in search of a spot to take a kid to catch their first salmon is Read More...
Regional Groups Build Resilient Fisheries, Communities Across Alaska
Nationwide, fish-habitat projects taken on by regional groups called Fish Habitat Partnerships are changing communities for the better through research, restoration, protection, and education.