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Big Dan’s Fishing Charters Article by Rick Birch Big Dan’s Fishing Charters: A Shared Experience Aboard the Game Changer Arriving early in the morning at the Homer dock, we met our boat ma
Alaska’s Bearclaw Lodge: A Multi-Species Adventure Article by Marcus Weiner Photos by Marcus Weiner & Melissa Norris Alaska’s Bearclaw Lodge Alaska’s Bearclaw Lodge sits on a private
Reel Action Alaska Lodge Article by Melissa Norris Choose the Chosen: A Reel Action Alaska Lodge Fly Fishing Adventure on the Kanektok I am enormously fortunate to fish all over Alaska. I’ve fished from the Situk to the Nushagak, Unalakleet to Moraine Creek—all incredible fishing adventures in my home state. Still, one day last year, […]
Kodiak Island article by Fish Alaska Staff Magnificent Kodiak Island: Fishing Overview Kodiak Island, also known as the Emerald Isle, conjures thoughts of fertile, fish-filled waters, lush mountains
Find the best fishing gifts for the anglers in your life! As the holidays are fast approaching, now is the time to choose that unique gift for all the people on your list. Here are some more suggestio
Feeder Kings blog by John Averill Pursuing saltwater feeder king salmon in southcentral Alaska It was mid-September 2018 in Kenai, Alaska and we were experiencing a 100-year weather event. It had been sunny and calm for more that 14 consecutive days and on the 18th day of the month, there was still not a drop […]
Kenai Peninsula Fishing blog by Nigel Fox The turn of the leaves and the cooler temperatures that come at the end of August signal a change of seasons in Alaska. Fall in Alaska, on the Kenai Pe
How to Catch Halibut blog by Tim Bouchard Everyone wants to know how to catch halibut. There have been whole books written on this topic and years of trial and error by anglers. There is no one way, o
Going Down – Descenders for Rockfish Rockfish Descenders blog by George Krumm Rockfish descenders (aka descending devices) are becoming required for some groups of fishermen and anyone fishing for bottomfish in parts of Alaska in 2019. Rockfish descenders are becoming required for everyone, everywhere, because descenders are undoubtedly the best tool we have in the […]
How to process fresh salmon Processing your fresh salmon at the end of the day can be a daunting task, especially if you have a lot of other things to do. However, it is probably the single, most-impo
How To Get More Bites: Getting Caught in the Change Up Story & Photos by Nick Ohlrich How to get more bites using a tactical approach to navigating your thought process and trout behavior A round
Adventures on the Nushagak “I love the smell of king salmon slime in the morning,” I proclaim to nobody in particular as we begin to fish. It was day two this past June on the Nushagak River and I was ready to agree with Pete von Jess that indeed, what they have here is a […]
Day-tripping Lake Clark, the Newhalen River, and the Tazimina River When I learned I’d be visiting Talarik Creek Lodge in early August, I realized I would be pushing a new pin in my Alaska travel ma
ANCHORAGE is a sprawling city set in a wilderness setting. It sports the trappings of the modern world; all the products, services and providers one would find in any metropolis around the country ca