Description
February 2008 | 2008 Travel Issue Part 2
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Creel
Alaska Traveler
Fishing for a Compliment
Haugen’s Tackle Tech
King vs. Coho
Richey’s Salmon Sense
Why do kings bite in freshwater?
Advertiser Index
Final Drift
Features
Fish Alaska Safety: Aviation Safety Gear
by Melissa Norris
Part 2 of a 6 part series on safety in Alaska. Publisher Melissa Norris gears up for the unexpected and provides tips on what you can carry with you that might just save your life.
Fish Alaska Fly: Mr. Hanky’s Stinger Mouse
by Jeffery Hickman
A cross between a flesh-fly and a mouse, this wild Jeffery Hickman special puts on the bite.
Mousing
by Rene Limeres
Rene Limeres shows you the top 9 mouse imitations that drive Alaska trout nuts!
Fish Alaska Travel: Western Alaska
by Troy Letherman, Photographer Dusan Smetana
Photographer Dusan Smetana and FA Editor Troy Letherman expose the beauties of this wild and wet country (and do a bit of fishing, of course).
Ketchikan’s Beacon Hill
by Andrew Cremata
Andrew Cremata explores the lush bounty of this southeast fishing haven while being treated like a king – or at least one of the family.
Cordova’s Roadside Coho
by JD Richey
JD Richey plies the Cordova roadways for fishing opportunities even when the water is at its worst, and still comes up a winner!
The Holy Grail(ling) of Chena
by Bruce Leonard
Bruce Leonard seeks the ultimate in relaxation fishing for grayling on the Chena River near Fairbanks.
Fish Alaska‘s Reader Recipe Contest Results for 2007
And the winner is . . . tasty results and recipes from our annual contest. Check out the prizes for the 2008 contest, get busy and enter your favorite fish dish!