Pounding Pinks
Story and photo by Scott Haugen For many anglers around the world, their dream trip consists of nothing more than landing high numbers of salmon in a single day. If this is your Read More...
Spey to Play
Alaska's Kings and the Two-Handed Rod Story By Troy Letherman Searching for clemency from a winter spent locked away from the stream, many of Alaska's fly anglers look to kings. The first returnees Read More...
Fish Seldovia
There is something special about Seldovia. For the first-time visitor, perhaps it is the peaceful, turned-down pace that falls over this friendly community on the ocean. I'd bet the more seasoned Alaska traveler Read More...
Kinesis on the Kanektok
A week on the fly at Alaska West Story by Troy Letherman There is an ethereal quality to a morning submerged in fog. For one, it's almost always unexpected, no matter how attuned Read More...
Wiggle My Spoon
Weighted Casting Spoon by Terry Sheely On those frustrating days when sweetwater fishing is bang-your-head-on-a-tree-trunk tough it’s not so much the factory installed wobble in a weighted casting spoon that will catch trout, Read More...
Advanced Spinner Techniques for Salmon
by JD Richey So, let’s just say you’re heading deep into the Alaska bush on a week-long float trip where you might encounter trout, Dollies, several species of salmon, steelhead, grayling, pike Read More...
Southcentral Alaska Day Trips
A look at day trips around Southcentral Alaska By Marcus Weiner In Alaska, the glory of summer is only diminished by the fact that once it is upon you, it is nearly gone. Read More...
Katmai
Welcome to Paradise 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...
Fish Anchor Point
story by Troy Letherman "Someone should probably swing a fly by that rock," said good friend and fellow writer Greg Thomas, pointing towards a giant, stream-diverting boulder that shouldered a short but relatively Read More...
The Mighty King
The Mighty King by Melissa Norris I love to eat king salmon. It's some of the finest fare around when handled properly, spiced nicely and cooked perfectly. That's why it was sad when, Read More...
Alaska Traveler: Valdez, Alaska
For the staff of Fish Alaska magazine, though based in the Anchorage bowl, going to Valdez feels like coming home. In Valdez, it seems friends can be found around every corner; in some Read More...
Big Lake Fishing Derby
Chris Daw held an air horn high above his head, gave a yell and pulled the trigger at exactly 10:00am.“BLAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAT.” So began the first Big Lake Fishing Derby on March 19, 2011. Story Read More...
Spey and Switch Techniques for Trout
by Fred Telleen I remember watching Sage Fly Rod representative George Cook some years ago, bombing casts across the Kenai. While the casting was impressive, I did not see the need for that Read More...
Mythbusting Kenai River Kings
Mythbusting: Kenai River Kings Story and Photos by Greg Brush The popular Discovery Channel series MythBusters is built on a simple but fascinating premise: what is often widely accepted as common knowledge can Read More...
Southeast Alaska Halibut
The Remote Southeast Experience, Pybus Style Story and photos by Stan Cunningham The black-headed Bonaparte's gulls were circling and diving just 100 yards off the bow. Captain Kevin kept nosing the boat in Read More...