Description
March 2016 | Annual Gear Issue
Departments
Fish Alaska Online 6
Fishing for a Compliment 8
Tackle Tech 16
Salmon Sense 20
EZ Limits: A Guide’s Angle 24
Fish Alaska Fly 26
Fish Alaska Boats 28
Fish Alaska Saltwater 34
Fish Alaska Stillwater 38
Fish Alaska Recipe 118
Advertiser Index 120
Final Drift 122
Features
Editors’ Choice Awards 40
From chasing kings in Ketchikan and hauling halibut onboard outside Homer to long casts for hefty trout in Iliamna country, Fish Alaska’s editors have been at it again in 2015, and here is an entire range of reviews on the best of the best we handled in 2015.
New Gear 2016 78
No matter the size of your gear room, everyone needs something new every year, and 2016 has a lot to offer on the equipment front, with dozens of new products simply too awesome to pass up. It’s all here in these pages, so get to reading and get those wishlists started.
Retailer’s Choice Awards 100
No one knows better which products sell to Alaska anglers and why than those who do it for a living, and here’s what our state’s retailers are saying about their favorite pieces of gear from the past year.
Anchoring in Current
by George Krumm 108
Anchoring, especially pulling the anchor, is probably the most dangerous time you’ll spend on the water, though many don’t realize it. This article will describe the equipment and methods for anchoring safely and effectively in two specific situations involving heavy current, including the methodology and equipment used for each.
You’re Doing it Wrong
by Andrew Cremata 112
They say that one of the hardest things for a man to do is let go of his old habits. Doing things wrong is a method that will work in just about every angling situation. If you travel to a fishing destination where you’ve never been before, it makes sense to seek out local knowledge. However, if you walk onto a pier where 50 anglers are doing the same thing, and not one of them has managed to get a bite, it might be a good time to try something else.