Valdez Fish Derbies
The Big Weigh-In: Fishing the Valdez Derbies by Melissa Norris with photos by Joe Praxe I love my summer visits to Valdez. Besides the sheer, nearly overwhelming beauty of the seaside town, what pulls Read More...
Valdez Articles
Valdez Fishing Articles The Big Weigh In At the End of the Road: Valdez Valdez Halibut Fishing Valdez Silver Salmon Fishing Other Fish Species Read More...
Icefishing by Argo
For those of sound and sane mind, winter in Alaska is a time to tie flies, sharpen hooks, and oil reels. It's a time for snowmachining, skiing, and ice-skating and is generally the Read More...
Northern Pike: Water Wolf
The northern pike can attain massive sizes, especially in the vast, remote, and virtually unknown watersheds of Alaska's Yukon River drainage. As pike angler Boris Popov says, "Nowhere else in North America can Read More...
Willow Creek Resort
The Cast & Crew by John Erskine There's more to a guided multi-day adventure in the wilds of Alaska than you might expect. Our intrepid reporter braves bear tracks, big tarps and fabulous Read More...
Inside Alaska – A Guide to the Interior Alaska
by Amy Armstrong Often relegated to the status of red-haired stepchild of Alaska sport fishing, interior Alaska actually offers a bounty of species for an angler wishing to diversify his or her fishing Read More...
A Patch In Time
Alaska's remote rivers are just that: remote. In many cases, floating the rivers on extended trips is the only way to access the untold number of delights these wild and scenic waterways hold Read More...
Pebble 2012
by Troy Letherman "This land of bounty has provided for our families, our culture and our traditional way of life for tens of thousands of years," says Lydia Olympic, a Yupik/Sugpiaq from the Read More...
Approach a New Lake
Approach a new lake with confidence and know-how By George Krumm You've all seen the pictures. Mammoth lake trout; stunning Arctic char, perhaps large northern pike or a limit of stocked rainbow trout; Read More...
Fish Like There May Be No Tomorrow
The Trials and Tribulations of the Wild and Scenic Gulkana River By Larry Bartlett Every year, usually beginning around mid-June, I head south from Fairbanks to the highly popular Gulkana River. This past Read More...
Sportsman’s Cove Lodge
It's All in the Details By Marcus Weiner The very best lodges in Alaska exhibit common characteristics, regardless of the location, the species of fish pursued or the preferred angling technique. A knowledgeable Read More...
36 Kings in 36 Hours
A flurry of fishing in Ketchikan By Marcus Weiner Eagles wheel overhead and dive for fish scraps. Seaplanes taxi and take off, while cruise ships and their bounty of tourists tour the Inside Read More...
Storm Clouds Over the Situk and their Searun Silver Lining
by Mark Glassmaker Springtime in Alaska is marked by longer days and melting snow. It reveals a drab landscape of dead vegetation, void of color, and is without question the least appealing face Read More...
Burbot: A Whole Lota Names
Burbot — or Lota lota in scientific terms — have almost as many names as locations in which this scrappy looking fish is found. But no matter what you call them, one thing Read More...
Kodiak Island Silver
Emerald Island Silver and More Story and Photos by George Krumm As I looked out the window of the Era Aviation turboprop I wondered if the rain and wind were going to allow Read More...