Description
May 2015 | Kings & Things
Departments
Alaska Traveler 6
Editor’s Creel 8
Gear Bag 10
Fish Alaska Online 12
Fishing for a Compliment 14
Tackle Tech 18
Salmon Sense 20
EZ Limits: A Guide’s Angle 22
Fish Alaska Fly 24
Fish Alaska Boats 26
Fish Alaska Saltwater 30
Fish Alaska Stillwater 36
Fish Alaska Recipe 78
Advertiser Index 88
Final Drift 90
Features
When the Ice Clears by Andrew Cremata
Sometimes the best fishing is all about the finding, and that’s why shore fishing for lake trout is pretty hard to beat for the author, who recounts here the two distinct methods for targeting lakers he’s refined over the past 18 years of early-season fishing in Alaska.
Go Big Or Go Home by Vince Froelich
Having become a go-to technique for many guides and serious anglers in Alaska, it is nearly essential you have the tools and skills to deploy your Chinook offerings beneath a float in the deep, fast seams and heavy water these fish prefer.
Target Big Kings on Plugs by JD Richey
Super-sized kings are extremely territorial, which makes them susceptible to a wiggling, wobbling plug slowly creeping into their airspace. Here Contributing Editor JD Richey walks us through the methods and means of getting it done with a plug this king season.
5 Ways to Catch More Kings on the Fly by Mike Lunde
One needs the right skills to become a successful Chinook angler, but it clearly also helps to understand the fundamentals of fishing for the species. From color selection to fly movement and articulation, this feature explores five things to think seriously about before heading out to land more kings this year.
A Pilgrim’s Guide to Deshka Kings by Dan Bonney
One of the more accessible and consistently productive kings salmon streams in southcentral Alaska, the Deshka River provides a great location to avoid bank fisherman and improve your chances of success for a high-quality chrome-bright king at a reasonable cost. Dan Bonney walks us through the particulars of planning your day on this road-system gem.
Destination Gustavus by Terry Sheely
Just a 13-minute flight from Juneau, the curious little town of Gustavus sits at the west end of Icy Strait right on the doorstep of Glacier Bay National Park, THe fish-pastures of the Gulf of Alaska are just beyond the glistening white teeth of the Fairweather Range, and as Terry Sheely has learned, in and around these waters, it is tough, if not impossible, to go fishless when basing your fishing vacation here.
COVER / Wayne Norris caught this fine Chinook on the Nushagak in 2014. © Brian Woobank.
