Description
April 2012 | Tales of an Alaskan Spring
Departments
Alaska Traveler 6
Editor’s Creel 10
Fishing for a Compliment 12
Tackle Tech 16
Salmon Sense 18
EZ Limits: A Guide’s Angle 20
Fish Alaska Fly 22
Fish Alaska Boats 24
Fish Alaska Saltwater 28
Fish Alaska Stillwater 30
Tight Lines 32
Fish Alaska Recipe 78
Advertiser Index 80
Final Drift 82
Features
Chironomid Chronicles
by George Krumm
George Krumm educates us in the ways of the chironomid hatch for smarter fly-fishing strategies.
Wiggle My Spoon
by Terry Sheely
Terry Sheely shares the experts’ tricks to make your spoons dance.
Canoeing the Clearwater
by Chuck Burns
First-time Fish Alaska contributor Chuck Burns takes us on a trophy grayling spree to one of the prettiest rivers in the Interior.
Wandering Wrangell
by Andrew Cremata
Andrew Cremata writes of his adventures around beautiful Wrangell, catching too many fish and getting too close to the bears.
Starting Out With Fly Fishing
by Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf
Want to get into fly fishing, but intimidated by all the gear? Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf makes sense of it all.
Smoked Salmon Contest
Re-live the epic smoked salmon event of the century! Meet the winner and try his winning recipe.