Description
December 2012 | Prince of Wales Island Special Issue
Departments
Editor’s Creel 6
Alaska Traveler 8
Gear Bag 10
Fishing for a Compliment 14
Tackle Tech 18
Salmon Sense 20
EZ Limits: A Guide’s Angle 22
Fish Alaska Fly 24
Fish Alaska Boats 26
Fish Alaska Saltwater 30
Fish Alaska Stillwater 32
Fish Alaska Recipe 78
Advertiser Index 80
Final Drift 82
Features
On the Road Again
by Troy Letherman
Fish Alaska editor Troy Letherman takes to the gravel for a mélange of Prince of Wales Island angling. For freshwater DIY anglers, this is the place to start.
It’s All in the Details
by Marcus Weiner
Join Fish Alaska publisher Marcus Weiner for some top-notch saltwater action at one of the island’s finest-run outfits, Sportsman’s Cove Lodge.
Prince of Wales: King of Piscatorialists
by Terry Sheely
The marine waters near Prince of Wales Island boast incredibly productive and diverse fisheries. Terry Sheely provides your guide to when and where to go—and how to fish upon arrival.
Kings, Lings & Yelloweye
by Dave Vedder
Fishing from the Polar Bear, Dave Vedder and crew prowl the waters near Cape Addington for a bonanza of fine-eating saltwater species.
Where the Prince is King
by Troy Buzalsky
Prince of Wales Island offers some of Alaska’s best steelheading, particularly for the unguided angler with a little sense of adventure. Troy Buzalsky takes us there.
POW Silvers on the Fly
by E. Donnall Thomas, Jr.
POW resident E. Donnall Thomas, Jr. offers some insider information on fishing for one of the island’s premier salmon quarry—the feisty coho.
Special Section
Tongass National Forest 34
What’s happening with the restoration?
Angler Gift Guide 36
Still need to holiday shop for friends and family? Maybe you need to tell your loved ones what you’d like. Take a look at the wish list we’ve devised.
