Description
January 2006 | 2006 Travel Issue
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Creel 8
Alaska Traveler 14
Book Review 18
Fishing for a Compliment 20
Fish Recipe 76
Sportsman’s Cove Lodge’s
Smoked Salmon Dip
Advertiser Index 78
Final Drift 82
Fish Alaska Special Section
Spey school and kings on one of Alaska’s most forgiving rivers.
by Troy Letherman
Photos by Matt Hage
Features
The Great Alaska Tacklebox
by Scott Haugen
What you bring when you fish the Great Land will determine what you catch. Here’s a shopping list that will make your trip productive.
The Alaska Highway
by Dave Vedder
From Canada to the border, this first of a two-part story will take you fishing through some of the most famous water that you can drive to. Next month, the lunker waters of Alaska.
Lucky Days in Prince William Sound
by Kathy Anderson
Kathy Anderson experienced one of the prettiest places on earth. And she wasfortunate to have spectacular weather. And they caught lots of fish. What could be better?
A Kwethluk River Adventure
by Les Gara
Les Gara rafts the quiet Kwethluk and finds some “leopard” rainbows. Big fish with big spots. Dollies and silver salmon, too.
Kings of the Lake
by E. Donnall Thomas Jr.
A jewel of a fishery that just needs a little polish. E. Donnall Thomas Jr. fly-fishes the clear waters of Lake Creek.
Fish Ninilchik
by Marcus Weiner
Publisher Marcus Weiner finds out why this fishery is so popular with the locals. Halibut and salmon abound, right along with the hospitality of those who call this historic seaside village home.
COVER / Publisher Melissa Norris (right) and Pudge Kleinkauf display a nice lake trout. © Melissa Norris
