Description
April 2013 | Fly Fishing Special
Departments
Editor’s Creel 6
Alaska Traveler 8
Fishing for a Compliment 10
Gear Bag 14
Tackle Tech 16
Salmon Sense 18
EZ Limits: A Guide’s Angle 20
Fish Alaska Fly 22
Fish Alaska Boats 24
Fish Alaska Saltwater 26
Fish Alaska Stillwater 28
Flying Alaska 30
Recipe 78
Advertiser Index 80
Final Drift 82
SPECIAL SECTION 40
12 Essential Flies for Alaska
Fish Alaska’s Editors select 12 crucial flies for the Greatland.
Features
Scandinavian Casting 101
by Randy Kadish
If you’re looking to add the two-handed rod to your fly-casting arsenal this summer, start here for tips and instruction on picking up the Scandi cast.
Managing a Long Leader for Dry Flies
by Pudge Kleinkauf
Dry-fly fishing can be tough, and that’s before you even think about interesting the fish. First you have to get the fly there and then get the drift right. Here Pudge Kleinkauf helps show you how.
Tenkara Fishing
by Christine Cunningham
Introducing the tradition and simplicity of tenkara, the centuries-old Japanese method of fly fishing.
Dry Fly Ops of Southwest Alaska
by Larry Tullis
Join veteran guide and author Larry Tullis for a look at the most regular and reliable hatches of southwest Alaska, as well as how and when to fish them.
A Katmai Conversion
by Daniel P. Hoffman
Home to some of the best fly-fishing water in Alaska, spectacular Katmai is the setting for some of the state’s most legendary fishing – and for trips that no angler could forget.
Good Things in Small Packages
by E. Donnall Thomas, Jr.
The southeast Alaska panhandle offers some of the most exceptional small-stream fishing in Alaska, where the usual suspects include cutthroat trout and eager Dolly Varden.
Salmon on the Swing
by Troy Letherman
In southcentral Alaska, the traditional wet-fly swing is the technique of choice for fly-rodders. Here we take you into the nuts and bolts of the tactic and how to apply it to everything from Chinook to pink salmon.