Description
Departments
4 Fish Alaska Online
6 Alaska Traveler
8 Creel
10 Fishing for a Compliment
12 Gear Bag
14 Salmon Sense
16 Fly
18 Saltwater
20 Coho Chronicles
24 Flyfishing
26 Conservation
28 Holiday Gift Guide Part 2
62 Recipe
64 Ad Index
66 Final Drift
On the Cover
Tom Larimer admires an uber-platinum Togiak River king prior to release.
© Alex Gonsiewski
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Saltwater Sojourn in Icy Bay by Marcus Weiner
Icy Bay is one of the most remote southeast Alaska locations, providing excellent halibut, lingcod, rockfish, and salmon angling in saltwater, and coho in freshwater. With a backdrop of the Wrangell-St. Elias range, it is as beautiful as it is wild. Marcus Weiner gives the lowdown on Icy Bay Lodge and what spectacles await those who visit.
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How the Heck Do You Catch Whitefish by Andrew Cremata
People often think pink salmon—AKA Humpies—are the Rodney Dangerfield of salmonids. But there is another salmonid that is perhaps even more worthy of that title: whitefish. They are plentiful in some rivers and many lakes in Alaska, and the lake residents often grow large enough to seriously tax a 5-weight fly rod. They taste good, too.
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Togiak Kings and Two-Handers by George Krumm
There are only a few rivers in the world that are conducive to consistently catching Chinook salmon on a swung fly. The Togiak River is one of them. George Krumm and buddy Tom Larimer visited Togiak River Lodge in early July to huck mega and hopefully feel the deep pull that only Chinook can provide.
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Southeast Mothership Adventures by E. Donnall Thomas, Jr.
It’s one thing to fly into a southeast Alaska port or lodge and embark on day trips from those locations. It is quite another experience to base on a “mothership” far off the beaten path in areas with little to no competition from other anglers. If such an adventure sounds good to you, read on.
