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Fairbanks Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout One of Alaska (and the world’s) most popular gamefish, the rainbow trout is not indigenous to the Tanana or Yukon drainages, but the species has been successfully stocked in more than Read More...
Fairbanks King Salmon
King Salmon The least abundant of the five species of North America’s Pacific salmon—albeit also the largest—the Chinook salmon range south from near Point Hope just north of Kotzebue Sound to the Islands Read More...
Fairbanks Lake Trout
Lake Trout Lake trout, the largest of the char, are also Alaska’s largest resident freshwater fish, routinely reaching weights beyond 20 pounds. They are extremely opportunistic predators, preying on almost any obtainable food Read More...
Fishing in Fairbanks
Visit Fairbanks, Alaska; the area is perfect for the road-system angler, with plenty of highway and gravel-road access to fisheries and several beautiful campgrounds. More Fairbanks: Overview Fish Species Businesses Fish Stocking Updates Read More...
Road Trip Alaska
I had the opportunity of a lifetime this past June to travel from Vancouver to Alaska with my 80-year-old grandpa. I learned a lot about faith, family, and fishing, as you'll see as Read More...
Solitude of the Arolik
The planning was fierce, nine days and nine nights floating Alaska's Arolik River, in pursuit of Arctic grayling, leopard rainbows, Dolly Varden, and potentially all five salmon species. Getting there was the easy Read More...
Plan an Alaska Float Trip
If you plan an Alaska float trip to explore remote fisheries across the state, it often means solitude, untouched land, and willing biters of multiple species. It sharpens the skills of navigation, camping, Read More...
The Other Alaska: Days in the Tongass
For anglers living near or flying into Anchorage, Juneau and the Tongass National Forest of southeast Alaska can be easily overlooked, but we, and the folks at Hatch Magazine, think this "land of Read More...
Alaska’s Top RV Fishing Destinations
Alaska's Top RV Fishing Destinations range from the Kenai Peninsula to Fairbanks by Troy Letherman Alaska's top RV Fishing destinations are as unique as all the different people who take them, with itineraries Read More...
Cordova. No Roads. No Problem
If you are looking to push the “Easy Button” for an Alaska adventure, Cordova might not make the top of the list, but its remoteness, beauty and myriad angling opportunities are enough to Read More...
Kenai Beyond the Kings
by Terry Sheely “We’ve got some of the best red and silver fisheries anywhere, and the trout fishing is outstanding. Once people get past missing the kings they’ll discover that this river is Read More...
Fishing the Big Three
Fishing the Big Three Story and photos by Dennis Musgraves Beginning in late October sunlight starts fading daily, temperatures eventually drop to double-digit negatives and water surfaces become locked up harder than asphalt. Read More...
Tugboat Vagabonds
by Terry W. Sheely In the gray half-light and mist that passes for daylight this morning along the docks in Juneau, two guys in orange Grunden bibs are throwing a small mountain of Read More...
Anatomy of a Float Trip
Story & Photo by Marcus Weiner There’s a contingent of dedicated anglers who prefer remote float trips to the fanfare of lodge travel, the chaos of road-system fisheries or the battle with the Read More...
Togiak River Lodge
Togiak River Lodge © Marcus Weiner Togiak River Lodge Story by Marcus Weiner King and silver salmon fishing are the primary draws on the Togiak The sharp knife lays open the Read More...