Description
August 2003 | Special Coho Issue
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Creel 6
Not Just a River in Egypt
Book Review 10
Fishing For A Compliment 12
Gear Review 16
Spinning Reels
Profile: Joan Wulff 72
Fish Alaska Services Guide 76
Featured Fish Recipe 78
Glacier Bear Lodge Seafood Chowder
Advertiser Index 81
The Final Drift 82
Up River with Bobby
Features
The Wog
by Rich Johnson
Pollywogs alive! Every color and what to do with ’em.
Surface Action
by Troy Letherman, Tony Weaver and Jake Jordan
Troy Letherman, Tony Weaver and Jake Jordan show you the silvery surface with this exclusive FA How-To.
Prospecting for Silver
by Jerry M. Wylie
Clearwater Coho
By Matt Hage
Shimmering coho await the knowledgeable flyfisher. Hone your skills here.Sizzling action on the cusp of winter right in the middle of interior Alaska’s richest silver return.
Firsts on the Talachulitna
By Melissa Norris
A flyfisher tackles several firsts on this famous Interior salmon producer.
Flying the Nush
By Joe J. Warren
The Nushagak River is the twentieth largest river in North America by volume. Here are some of her secrets.
The Best for Last
by E. Donnall Thomas, Jr.
E. Donnall Thomas, Jr. winds down the season with some spectacular coho fishing.
BONUS SECTION
Fish Chatham Strait
By Terry W.Sheely
Surround yourself with the splendor that is sweetwater salmon fishing in this southeast Alaska gem.
COVER/ Swiftwater silver. © E. Donnall Thomas, Jr.