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October 2002 | Year in Gear, Annual Gear Awards Issue
DEPARTMENTS
Publishers’ Note 5
Editor’s Creel 8
Alaska Fishing News 10
Fishing for a Compliment 12
Book Review 14
Paul Schullery’s Real Alaska
Advertiser Index 71
Inside Alaska Angling 72
Q&A with Jesse VanderZanden
Featured Fish Recipe 78
Northwoods Lodge Baked Salmon
The Final Drift 82
Features
Rod Building 101
by Pat Misgen
FA exclusive “how-to” build your own weapon of choice with step-by-step photos and instructions.
Dolly Dynamite
by Pudge Kleinkauf
Something new and flashy just for speckled beauties.
Vintage Tackle
by Joe Connors
When the past becomes an obsession. Here are some secrets from an expert about finding great collectable gear.
Dolly Varden or Arctic char: Can You Tell the Difference?
by John Wyman
Does it matter? Maybe. You be the judge.
Seducing Dolly Varden
by Jerry Wylie
A Dolly can be quite a charmer. Charming Dolly can be quite a different matter.
Alaska for the First Time
by Troy Letherman
Men from Montana plot, plan and play-out their Alaska fantasy-fishing trip–just 4 days–but what a ride!
SPECIAL SECTION
The Year In Gear
Fish Alaska has field-tested all the hot new stuff. Here are the Editors’ Choices and some cool stuff you just gotta have!
