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Departments
4 Fish Alaska Online
6 Alaska Traveler
8 Creel
10 Fishing for a Compliment
12 Gear Bag
14 Salmon Sense
16 Fly
18 Boats
28 Saltwater
30 Coho Chronicles
32 Flyfishing
34 Conservation
36 Holiday Gift Guide pt. 2
64 Recipe
65 Ad Index
66 Final Drift
On The Cover
Blake Stamper with one of many good fish he landed on a 10-fish day on the Situk last April. © Brian Woobank
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DIY Stillwater: Alaska’s Biggest Secret by George Krumm
One of the most consistent, reliable, and enjoyable fisheries in southcentral Alaska is also one of the most overlooked. It is not subject to high water, poor runs, or allocation issues, and is rarely impacted by Alaska Department of Fish & Game Emergency Orders. It runs from ice-out in spring until freeze-up in fall, is easily accessible, and has so many places to go, you could spend a lifetime and not learn it all. Editor George Krumm tells you all you need to know to take advantage of Alaska’s biggest secret: southcentral Alaska’s stillwater fishery.
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Underwater Photo Essay by Brian Woobank and Marcus Weiner
Marcus Weiner’s opening paragraph in the article sums it up succinctly: “As anglers, we seldom get the opportunity to peer into the fish’s world, at their level. Our buddy and Contributing Photographer, Brian Woobank, has been on a mission for the last several years to capture images of fish underwater in their environment. While others are obsessed with hooking and landing fish, Brian is obsessed with capturing images and videos that preserve each moment. We are pleased to share with you a sampling of Brian’s work.”
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The Best ‘Wogging in the Great Land by Robert Campbell
Getting any fish to take a fly from the water’s surface is sublime. When that fish is a 7- to 14-pound silver salmon, it’s more like supercharged sublimation! Silvers can indeed be tricked to the surface. Robert Campbell shares how, and elaborates on some of the best places to do it in southeast Alaska.
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Kodiak’s Karluk: One of a Kind by Elwood Brehmer
There’s a 22-mile-long river in Alaska that has an average return of wild steelhead between 4,000 and 11,000 fish. Those numbers sound remarkably like the average Situk River wild steelhead run, but it isn’t the Situk. It’s Kodiak Island’s Karluk River. Elwood Brehmer hooked up with FishHound Expeditions for a multiday steelhead soiree on the Karluk in October.
