Description
Departments
4 Fish Alaska Online
6 Alaska Traveler
8 Creel
10 Gear Bag
12 Fishing for a Compliment
14 Salmon Sense
16 Fly
18 Saltwater
20 Flyfishing
22 Conservation
26 Wind Knots
54 Recipe
56 Ad Index
58 Final Drift
On the Cover
Big chrome sockeye are fun to fight and great to eat. © Mark Wackler
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Becoming an Elite Gravel Bar Ninja by Mark Wackler
The Kenai River is the most productive sockeye salmon sport fishery in the world. There are so many fish, almost everyone catches some. But there is subtle nuance that separates those who limit out very quickly from those who have to work at it for hours. Kenai guide Mark Wackler has spent much of his life on the Kenai, and shares next-level tips to help up your sockeye game.
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Three Ways For Chum Salmon by Robert H. Campbell
Belligerent. Pugnacious. Territorial. Fearsome. All are words that accurately describe chum salmon, one of the most hard-fighting, yet unappreciated salmon species which are extremely abundant and terribly underutilized as sport fish in Alaska. Robert Campbell spills the beans on his favorite three ways to catch chums in freshwater.
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Silvers to Fall For by Terry W. Sheely
It’s July right now, and silvers are being caught in saltwater from Southeast to Southcentral and Kodiak. But the later in the year it gets, the bigger the silvers are. In late August, September and in places, October, the salt chuck can provide an opportunity to catch the biggest silver you’ve ever caught.
22 Conservation
Banking on Nature: How Healthy Habitat Boosts the Bottom Line by Dave Atcheson
The health of fish-and-wildlife habitat is intrinsically tied to healthy fisheries and Alaska’s outdoor recreation economy. Alaska is at a crucial phase regarding the balance of protecting habitats in the face of industrial threats and land-development threats. In most parts of the Lower 48, they have already irreparably damaged habitats and squandered away what we still have in Alaska: pristine habitat and all that is connected to it.
