Description
September 2003 | Rainbow Trout Galore
DEPARTMENTS
Publishers’ Note 5
Editor’s Creel 6
A Visit from the Trout Fairy
Readers’ Lines 8
Book Review 10
Fishing News 12
Fishing For A Compliment 16
Gear Review 22
Beyond Waders
Pro Pointer 74
How to Break a Rod
Fish Alaska Services Guide 76
Advertiser Index 77
Featured Fish Recipe 78
Dungeness Crab with
3 Dipping Sauces
The Final Drift 82
The Worm Farm
Features
The Egg-Sucking Bunny
By Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf
Tie this double whammy for hungry trout.
Hot 10 Rainbow LocationÂ
by Troy Letherman
Editor Troy Letherman distills the overwhelming choices for trophy rainbow hunters in Alaska to ten hot locations that are most likely to produce trout over 30 inches.
Sight-Fishing
by Scott Haugen
Increase your fishing success using this exclusive Fish Alaska How-To technique with Scott Haugen.
Following Rainbows
By Scott Stouder
Prepare yourself for scenic Wood-Tikchik State Park in southwest Alaska. Float from lake to lake on the connecting rivers and fly fish for big rainbows along the way.
The Copper River Experience
By Mo Tidemanis
Luxurious accommodations, lots of rainbow trout and hungry midnight pike make this a memorable Alaska adventure.
BONUS SECTION
Catching Autumn Trout
by Tony Weaver
Technical editor Tony Weaver provides information to increase your catch of trophy-size fish in this exclusive Fish Alaska technique piece.
COVER/ Luke Connor and Jeff Varvil pose with a pair of Susitna Drainage rainbows. © Dreamweaver