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Red Gold: Pebble in the News
Back in the news--always in the news--the pullout of mining giant Anglo American has me thinking of Pebble Mine again, and hoping the latest re-energizes the angling community to continue the fight to Read More...
Circle Hooks for Silvers
Blog Post by Troy Letherman In the 1970s, when we first started halibut fishing off the Deep Creek coast of Cook Inlet, we used herring for bait on J hooks—hooks you had to Read More...
Slime Be Gone
Blog Post by Steve Meyer Do you ever think to yourself—especially after about the second fish of the day: “Wouldn’t it be great if these guys weren’t slicked over with slime?” No matter Read More...
Ice Fishing Lines
Blog Post by Troy Letherman Clearly, serious hard-water anglers will need to choose lines dedicated to ice fishing. While many modern superlines will suffice in a pinch and offer some of the characteristics Read More...
Last-Place Winner
As we planned for our first ice fishing derby we had no idea we could have left the tackle box at home and did just the same. Blog Post by Jehnifer Ehmann We Read More...
Sharing the Burden of Conservation
As we are all well aware, this season’s returns of king salmon to the Kenai and the Kasilof Rivers as well as all other rivers throughout Cook Inlet may be the lowest ever Read More...
Farmer’s Market Halibut Wrap
Blog Post by Melissa Norris Besides fresh Alaskan fish and seafood, there is little I love more to eat than fresh, organic, locally-grown produce and while they are equally marvelous separate, together they Read More...
Don’t Cast Too Far
Today’s casting tip comes from Jeff Hickman, professional guide, signature tier for Idylwilde Flies and owner of Fish the Swing LLC. Jeff guided many years at Alaska West for Deneki Outdoors and spent Read More...
Meet Mr. Hankey | Mouse Pattern
The author of this post, Jeff Hickman, knows rainbow trout. He spent a bunch of years guiding at Alaska West, and during that time he came up with a really popular mouse pattern called Read More...
Stay Warm & Dry When Fishing
This blog post comes to us from Fish Alaska contributing editor and Pacific Northwest salmon and steelhead guide JD Richey, who can be reached through his website. Without exception, when the weather is Read More...
Saltwater Kings
Blog Post by Scott Haugen This blog post comes to us from Fish Alaska contributing editor Scott Haugen, whose many books on angling techniques and tactics are available through his website. When you Read More...
Striking Silver
Blog Post by Scott Haugen This blog post comes to us from Fish Alaska contributing editor Scott Haugen, whose many angling books are available at his website. Silver salmon are one of Alaska’s Read More...
Salmon Sense of Smell
Blog Post by Scott Haugen The following blog post comes to us from Fish Alaska contributing editor and noted angler Scott Haugen, whose many books are available through his website. If humans had Read More...
The Autumn Trouter
Blog Post by Troy Letherman Something died today. The air around the launch is heavy with it, a wall of rot signaling apocalypse for the year’s salmon. In the slack-water shallows a few Read More...
Jeff Hickman’s Steelhead Rig
Blog Post by Jeff Hickman Today's steelhead blog comes to us from Jeff Hickman, a two-handed-rod steelhead guide from Oregon who owns Fish The Swing LLC. He is also a signature Idylwilde tier and Read More...