Description
October / November 2013 | Ice Fishing Special
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 28
Fish Alaska Stillwater 30
Flying Alaska 32
Fish Alaska Recipe 70
Advertiser Index 72
Final Drift 74
Anglers’ Gift Guide 34
Ideas for making your anglers smile this holiday season.
Features
Ice Fishing the Frozen Far North
by Paul D. Atkins
Ice fishing for sheefish? Why not? Get out on the frozen water of Alaska’s Far North this spring and encounter one of the Arctic’s signature gamefish. Here’s how.
An Element with an Edge: Turning Toward Tungsten
by Jason Durham
Still fishing old-school lead jigs? Here veteran guide and ice angler Jason Durham explains why you should consider making the switch to tungsten this winter, improving your efficiency—and your catch rates.
Productive Winter Pike Strategies
by Tom Gruenwald
Learn when, where and how to track down Alaska’s toothiest freshwater fish, as master ice angler Tom Gruenwald explains some of the best applications for today’s hardwater pike fishermen.
A Wish to Fish
by Butch and Jehnifer Ehmann
For this young angler, ice fishing in Alaska represented a lifelong dream, and with the help of our authors, that dream became a fish-filled reality. Some compliant burbot, lake trout and a fortuitous Aurora display helped, too.
Fishing the Big Three
by Dennis Musgraves
Just a short trip down the Richardson Highway from Fairbanks sit a trio of hot ice-fishing destinations: Harding, Birch and Quartz lakes. Alaskan angler Dennis Musgraves details when, and how, to approach each.
