Triumph and Loss
by Troy Letherman Back when the number of television channels could be counted on one hand - and when I might be pressed into antenna action with various sheets of tinfoil at any moment Read More...
Pasagshak: Emerald Isle Silvers and More
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 us to fish. It had been iffy for Read More...
Afognak
By Tom Watson There was something intuitively inviting about the first pool at the second bend in the river. I stood at the edge of the grassy bank and scanned across its glossy black Read More...
The Surf: Kodiak’s New Fishing Frontier
THE SURF: KODIAK’S NEW FISHING FRONTIER Story and photos by JD Richey From a fishing standpoint, Kodiak Island has it all—prolific salmon, halibut and rockfishing offshore and epic stream and lake action inland. Read More...
Ayakulik Kings
The Kings of Kodiak By Troy Letherman It’s cool in the shadows of Kodiak twilight,calendar be damned, but having settled on fleece rather than Gore-Tex—constant shilly-shallying between rain and sun had marked the day’s Read More...
Larsen Bay Bonanza
Larsen Bay By Melissa Norris The ancient village of Larsen Bay lays nestled in a stunning valley off a narrow fjord on the western coast of Kodiak Island. Just 60 miles southwest from Read More...
Old Harbor: Refuge on a Rock
By Marcus Weiner Fishing in Old Harbor, Alaska There are still many wild places in Alaska where the waters teem with fish. Old Harbor, Kodiak, is surely one of them. From salmon to halibut, Read More...
Early-Season Rainbows
When exploring angling techniques one common-enough principle is to take an idea from one region and apply it to another. Such is the case when comparing Alaska with the famous, blue-ribbon trout locales Read More...
Trophy King Techniques
Shallow, fast-moving rivers with select pocket-water typify many of Alaska's king salmon streams. And when it comes to king salmon techniques for Alaska, the water commonly dictates the approach anglers will use. Story Read More...
Kayaking for Silver
Kayaking for Silver Story & Photos by Doug Wilson Valdez outfitter and guide Otto Kulm was doing a Nantucket sleigh ride, silver-salmon style. There wasn't a wake from the bow of his 16-foot Read More...
Nushagak Challenge
Story & Photos by Marcus Weiner "How about a fishing contest?" Audrey suggests in a confident, yet surprisingly innocent tone. Larry, ever the gladiator, has a quip ready to return, though he knows Read More...
Catch and Keep on the Nushagak River
Story and photo by Troy Letherman I had been looking at water all summer long, trying to make sense of something we were probably never meant to understand. Naturally, I had discovered as Read More...
After the Kings
Nushagak Silvers Story and photos by Marcus Weiner As I set foot on the shores of the Nushagak for the first time, my impression of the river is more intimate than I expected, Read More...
Fish Paradise – the Katmai Experience
Story and photo by Troy Letherman There's nothing that can prepare a person for Katmai. After crossing Cook Inlet and the sentry peaks of its western coastline, the Navajo Chieftain slipping nimbly between Read More...
Tackling the Alagnak
Story by Melissa Norris Photo by Wayne Norris "I want to fish a river that will allow us to catch a multitude of species on a variety of gear," I told Troy. Troy Read More...