Description
March 2004 | From Grayling to Gear for the Greatland
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Creel 6
The Alaska Traveler 12
Fishing For A Compliment 18
Fishing News 20
Part 2 of 3
Book Review 24
Advertiser Index 74
Fish Alaska Services Guide 76
Fish Recipe 78
Seafood Burrito
The Final Drift 82
Alaskan Fishing Gear
Features
Creatures from the Black Lagoon
by Boris Popov
Silvers of mythic proportions drive this writer to return each year as the salmon do.
Truly Arctic Grayling
by Les Gara
Fishing ANWR wasn’t on Les Gara’s mind when he was growing up in Brooklyn, but as an adult the vision of fishing and floating the Far North has bewitched him.
Arctic Icons
by E. Donnall Thomas Jr.
Grayling have saved more than one fishing trip in Alaska. E. Donnall Thomas Jr. describes his admiration of these little gems.
Floating the Kisaralik
by Marcus Weiner
Rainbows, Chinook and some of the wildest, untamed river in southwest Alaska makes for an unforgettable summer adventure.
BONUS SECTION
New Gear Preview
A look at what’s new for 2004.
All-tackle, Fly gear, and great stuff for everyone in this extensive collection of must-haves for the Alaska fisherman.
COVER/ Gary Anderson and son, Doug, pose with a nice Kisaralik rainbow. © Kay Anderson