Silver Salmon
Mines in Canada Jeopardize Alaska Fisheries
Mines and mining errors or worse – failures – in Canada threaten powerhouse Alaska king salmon and silver salmon fisheries in Southeast.
Flashers: Pro-Trollin’ Proficiency
Flashers: Pro-Trollin' Proficiency Story & photos by George Krumm This Chinook couldn't resist a Hot Tamale Original Super Bait. Flashers: the hottest current technique for icing Chinook and coho salmon up Read More...
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Fishing in Southcentral Alaska
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge & Kenai Riverside Fishing Blog & photos by Dave Maternowski, Alaska Wildland Adventures Fall combo trips: the Kenai Peninsula & Kenai National Wildlife Refuge There’s no shortage of options Read More...
Alaskan Fishing Adventures on the Kenai Peninsula
Alaskan Fishing Adventures Story by Marcus Weiner, Photos by Brian Woobank Alaskan Fishing Adventures on the Kenai Peninsula: Good People and Good Angling “That’s as much fun as I’ve ever had with my Read More...
Fall Fishing on the Kenai Peninsula
© Nigel Fox / Alaska Drift Away Fishing Kenai Peninsula Fishing blog by Nigel Fox The turn of the leaves and the cooler temperatures that come at the end of Read More...
Glazed Salmon with Green Beans and Cauliflower Couscous
Honey Bourbon Glazed Salmon with Charred Green Beans and Cauliflower Couscous by Chef Chris Lee, Nushagak River Adventures Lodge Ingredients Honey Bourbon Glazed Salmon with Charred Green Beans and Cauliflower Couscous 4 six-ounce Read More...
Anchorage, Alaska: An Urban Oasis in a Wilderness Setting
Anchorage is an urban city in a wilderness setting. Ship Creek is one of Anchorage's most prolific fisheries. © Visit Anchorage / Frank Flavin ANCHORAGE is a sprawling city set in a Read More...
Silver Lining: How To Avoid Pinks when Targeting Coho
© Nigel Fox, Alaska Drift Away Fishing by Nigel Fox This summer marks another pink year on the Kenai River, which means a couple million pink salmon will return to spawn Read More...
Top Places to Fish for Silvers in Alaska
Top Places to Fish for Silvers in Alaska Article & Photos by Melissa Norris “Twice as big as Texas yet with fewer roads than Delaware,” it reads on the Alaska Department Read More...
Where to Fish Saltwater Silvers in Alaska
Top Ocean Coho Destinations by Marcus Weiner Alaska is replete with saltwater fishing destinations, where salmon and bottomfish can be found in amazing numbers. In several locations, anglers can catch both salmon and Read More...
How to Fish for Silvers in Saltwater
How to Fish for Silvers in Saltwater By Marcus Weiner Coho fishing in the saltwater can often be spectacular. I’ve been lucky to witness wide-open bites in many salty locales around the Great Read More...
Skinny Water Silvers Before the Snow
By Terry W. Sheely I was being warned: “Leave now ’n you’ll miss the biggest, meanest silvers of the year. Fish through September into October if the weather lets you. That’s when the Read More...
Lots of Ways to Skin a Silver
River Tactics for Coho Salmon Story by Jeremy Anderson Photos by Alaska Drift Away Fishing Silver salmon fishing is probably the most relaxing salmon fishing that Alaska offers. You don’t have the anxiety Read More...
Chrome Combos
By Troy Leatherman Three clearwater braids forked from the silty main channel, dissecting an extended gravel plateau left uncovered ever since the higher flows of early summer. Upstream, on the farthest bank, just Read More...
Blade-Assisted Herring
Over the last few seasons while fishing for silver salmon I have found good success in using a small spinner blade in front of my herring. Now, for some, going through the “trouble” Read More...