Description
May 2004 | Kings Across Alaska
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Creel 8
The Alaska Traveler 10
Fishing News 14
Fishing For A Compliment 20
Gear Review 22
King Hooks
Fish Alaska Services
Guide 78
Advertiser Index 80
Fish Recipe 82
Grilled Salmon with Cucumber Sauce
BONUS SECTION
Salmon Jigging
Alaskan Style 65
Metal minnow imitations fished correctly will save you money and produce all the fish you want. Doug Wilson shows you how with this exclusive Fish Alaska technique.
Features
The Everglow
by Pudge Kleinkauf
Pudge Kleinkauf shows us how to tie this killer king fly.
High-Water Kings
by Scott Haugen
Increase your king catch when the water isn’t perfect.
Catch & Release Done Right
by Greg Brush
Guide Greg Brush shows you how to decrease mortality in sport-caught fish.
Hot Kings on Juneau’s Doorstep
by Terry W. Sheely
The capital city has enacted a bold plan that makes the official state fish accessible to all.
Too Much Fun?
by Mo Tidemanis
500 miles from Anchorage runs the crystal clear Ocean River. Fly-fish chrome-bright salmon in solitude.
Salmon Refugees: The Susitna Valley’s Weekend Warriors
by Matt Hage
Matt Hage is on the trail of the most productive, most accessible king salmon waters in southcentral Alaska.
Fish Unalakleet
by Kathy Anderson
One, two, three trips in one!
COVER / A fresh river Chinook with a bit of blush. © Brian O’Keefe