Description
January 2011 | 2011 Travel Issue, Part 2
Departments
Editor’s Creel 6
Fish Alaska Traveler 10
Fishing For a Compliment 14
NEW COLUMN: Fish Alaska Fly 20
Tackle Tech 22
Salmon Sense 26
NEW COLUMN: EZ Limits: A Guide’s Angle 30
Fish Alaska Boats 32
Tight Lines 38
Fish Alaska Recipe 78
Advertiser Index 80
Final Drift 82
Features
Goodnews or Gilgamesh?
by Troy Letherman
FA editor Troy Letherman gets himself into a flood of water, fish and emotion at the Goodnews River Lodge.
Fish Alaska Travel: My Top 5 Salmon Adventures
by Scott Haugen
No matter your level of expertise or your interest, Alaska has something for everyone. Here’s a look at Scott Haugen’s most memorable fishing adventures.
Silvers from the Wild Coast
by E. Donnall Thomas, Jr.
What could be more enticing? Great water, beautiful fish, bears and spectacular scenery. Throw in first-class accommodations and you can experience the Wild Coast as E. Donnall and Lori Thomas have.
A Pilgrim’s Guide to Tourist Vacations
by Dan Bonney
Dan Bonney of Eagle River is an expert in unpaid, mostly unappreciated Alaska trip-planning for friends and relatives visiting the Last Frontier. Here he shares his experience at making their trips great and memorable.
Fish Bumming through Southeast
by Terry Sheely
Join Terry Sheely as he “runs and guns and stays on top of the bite” across beautiful Southeast. If things cool off, they pick up and zoom to a better spot, staying on the boat or at a variety of lodges along the way.
COVER/A hefty Rocky River silver. Photo © Melissa Norris