The F/V Double Down by Brix – For Big Dan’s
Doubling Down in Homer and Beyond: The F/V Double Down by Brix – For Big Dan’s Story by Troy A Buzalsky Photos by Brix Marine “When your ideas on paper become a Read More...
Kodiak Fishing: Blockbuster Bottom Fishing
Article by Melissa Norris / Photos by Brian Woobank & Melissa Norris Variety is the spice of life, they say, and I have enjoyed that concept over the years visiting many cool Read More...
Novarupta: The Greatest Volcano Eruption of the 20th Century
Novarupta: The Greatest Volcano Eruption of the 20th Century written by Bjorn Dihle photos by Bjorn Dihle and Chris Miller At the beginning of June, 1912, Mount Katmai, a 7000-foot volcano 40-some miles Read More...
Talarik Creek Lodge: Hunting for Trophy Rainbow Trout
Article and Photos by Erik Salitan of Talarik Creek Lodge "Fish On!” I yelled out. My 11-year-old son, Lucas, immediately shouted back from across the hole, “Is it a rainbow?” I answered Read More...
Sitka DIY: Doing Time in the Sitka Silver Mine
Editor George Krumm enjoyed his June 2020 do-it-yourself Sitka trip for kings and halibut through Fish Baranof so much, he just had to go back later in the summer to try a DIY trip for silvers with his sister, Delores and cousin, Tom. The result was heavy fish boxes full of coho and bottomfish for the trip home. If you’re interested in a DIY trip to a location smack dab in the middle of the west coast’s salmon superhighway, plus bountiful halibut and other bottomfish, read this article.
Fish Baranof: Sitka DIY
If you have some big-water boating experience and dream of a DIY trip to a premier Alaskan saltwater port, Fish Baranof is for you. Located on one of the most productive saltwater ports in Alaska, I know of no better location for the DIY angler to target salmon, halibut and other bottomfish than Fish Baranof.
Big Dan’s Fishing Charters: Game Changer
Big Dan's Fishing Charters Article by Rick Birch Ziante (right) from California and deckhand Morgan celebrate a successful battle with a big lingcod. © Rick Birch Big Dan's Fishing Charters: A Read More...
Alaska’s Bearclaw Lodge: A Multi-Species Adventure
Alaska's Bearclaw Lodge: A Multi-Species Adventure Article by Marcus Weiner Photos by Marcus Weiner & Melissa Norris Alaska's Bearclaw Lodge Alaska’s Bearclaw Lodge sits on a private parcel of land on a peninsula Read More...
Alaskan Fishing Adventures on the Kenai Peninsula
Alaskan Fishing Adventures Story by Marcus Weiner, Photos by Brian Woobank Alaskan Fishing Adventures on the Kenai Peninsula: Good People and Good Angling “That’s as much fun as I’ve ever had with my Read More...
Reel Action Alaska Lodge: Fly Fishing on the Kanektok
Reel Action Alaska Lodge Article by Melissa Norris Background: Perfect king release. © Dustin Saigo Choose the Chosen: A Reel Action Alaska Lodge Fly Fishing Adventure on the Kanektok I am Read More...
Kodiak Island Fishing
Kodiak Island article by Fish Alaska Staff Top: Saltwater kings on Kodiak have seen a good showing in recent years. © Kodiak Legends Lodge. Center: A haul of fish by an Afognak Wilderness Lodge Read More...
Kenai River Fall Trout Fishing
For as many Septembers as I can think back, I’ve gone fall rainbow fishing with Alaska Drift Away Fishing on the Kenai River in search of Walter, their nickname for an elusive, giant, Read More...
Fish The Nush: Chinook Fishing at Nushagak River Adventures
Comfy boats and salmon abundance are two prime draws to Nushagak River Adventures. © Melissa Norris Adventures on the Nushagak “I love the smell of king salmon slime in the morning,” Read More...
Iliamna Excursion at Talarik Creek Lodge
A nice Dolly from the lower Newhalen River. © Melissa Norris Day-tripping Lake Clark, the Newhalen River, and the Tazimina River When I learned I’d be visiting Talarik Creek Lodge in Read More...
Anchorage, Alaska: An Urban Oasis in a Wilderness Setting
Anchorage is an urban city in a wilderness setting. Ship Creek is one of Anchorage's most prolific fisheries. © Visit Anchorage / Frank Flavin ANCHORAGE is a sprawling city set in a Read More...