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Royalty Abounds in this Breeding Ground of Kings

Royalty Abounds in this Breeding Ground of King By Marcus Weiner My fishing partner andI have spent the last three hours hooking one chrome sockeye after another, landing one in five and relishing Read More...

Royalty Abounds in this Breeding Ground of Kings2017-09-30T17:37:41-08:00

MAT-SU: Peak Expectations in the Valley

Mat-Su: Peak Expectations in the Valley Story by Troy Letherman The Matanuska-Susitna Valley—Mat-Su, for short, or just “the valley” if you’re a local—manages the feat of providing spectacular opportunity to the outdoor enthusiast while Read More...

MAT-SU: Peak Expectations in the Valley2017-10-01T18:43:32-08:00

A Pilgrim’s Guide to Deshka Kings

A Pilgrim's Guide to Deshka Kings By Dan Bonney You’ve probably already tried all the bank-fishing options for kings, hopefully with a little bit of success. But the only choices for inexpensive freshwater Read More...

A Pilgrim’s Guide to Deshka Kings2017-10-01T18:39:42-08:00

Fish Upper & Lower Lake Creek

Fish Upper & Lower Lake Creek Floating Lake Creek By Dave Doucet Fishing Lower Lake Creek By Alan Powers Draining some 60-plus miles from its headwaters at Chelatna Lake near the base of Read More...

Fish Upper & Lower Lake Creek2017-10-01T18:35:12-08:00

Salmon Refugees: The Susitna Valley’s Weekend Warriors

Salmon Refugees: The Susitna Valley's Weekend Warriors By Matt Hage Pulling into the dusty campground along Montana Creek, we idle through a shantytown of super-sized motor homes and blue tarps. The acrid smell Read More...

Salmon Refugees: The Susitna Valley’s Weekend Warriors2017-10-01T18:30:54-08:00

White Fish & Whitewater

Wild Fish & Whitewater By Les Gara Some Alaska rivers are known for their fishing, for their whitewater, or just for their scenery and remoteness. There are few, like one whitewater stream that Read More...

White Fish & Whitewater2017-10-01T18:26:51-08:00

Mat-Su Valley Recommended Services

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Mat-Su Valley Recommended Services2018-11-02T11:49:37-08:00

Fishing in the Mat-Su Valley

Visit Mat-Su, Alaska; the Mat-Su Valley offers both roadside and remote access to all five of Alaska’s Pacific salmon species, as well as resident rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, grayling, northern pike and more. More Read More...

Fishing in the Mat-Su Valley2023-07-19T08:05:55-08:00

The Captain & the Hook

Asleep, Captain Carrie McCann dreamed away when the alarm went off at 5 a.m., rolled over, hit the snooze, the alarm again called at 5:10 a.m., then again at 5:20. The Captain darted out of bed, Read More...

The Captain & the Hook2018-09-25T12:54:16-08:00

Angler’s Alibi

  Story by Cecilia "Pudge" Kleinkauf Photos by John Landry    Alibis may be what criminals use to avoid the appearance of guilt, but they are also invented by all of us who Read More...

Angler’s Alibi2017-10-07T16:40:33-08:00

Grayling Paradise in Southwest Alaska

  Blog Post by Peter Goodwin Few places rival the spectacular fishing on offer in southwest Alaska. Most of the anglers who travel here focus on the largest salmon run in the world Read More...

Grayling Paradise in Southwest Alaska2018-03-15T14:32:24-08:00

Chinook Bonanza: Big, Bright, Bruiser Kings on the Nushagak

By Marcus Weiner After nearly 15 years spent traipsing around Alaska, we find ourselves coming back to places where the fishing was hot, the guides exceptional and the lodges top-notch. Such is definitely Read More...

Chinook Bonanza: Big, Bright, Bruiser Kings on the Nushagak2017-10-07T19:38:53-08:00

Valhalla Lodge, I am Coming!

Now I’m sure of just two things. I’m on a boat bound for Valhalla Lodge, and there are no angelic ambitions—the trout grabbed the bead, the hook stuck. This is the reason I’m Read More...

Valhalla Lodge, I am Coming!2018-09-26T11:52:51-08:00

The Greatest Place for the Greatest Fish

I’ll never forget my first day on the Little Ku. by E. Donnall Thomas We’d spent the previous afternoon exploring a remote, nameless headwater in the vast system of rivers, creeks, and lakes Read More...

The Greatest Place for the Greatest Fish2018-08-20T22:25:07-08:00
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