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The Perfect Alaska Fishing Trip
adventure, Alaska Travel, Deep Sea Fishing, fishing, Fishing Alaska, saltwater fishing, trout

The Perfect Alaska Fishing Trip

What constitutes the perfect Alaska fishing trip? That’s a slippery question. By Ken Marsh Blackflies buzzed my face and prowled my sleeves and … Continue reading The Perfect Alaska Fishing Trip

Southcentral Alaska’s Alpine Angling Options
adventure, Alaska Travel, fishing, Fishing Alaska

Southcentral Alaska’s Alpine Angling Options

And of course, waiting at the far end of the trail are those mountain lakes, deep and cold, holding hungry trout, grayling and char eager to strike flies, spinners or spoons.  Continue reading Southcentral Alaska’s Alpine Angling Options

Browns of the Sacred Cow’
fishing

Browns of the Sacred Cow’

By Ken Marsh “One may love a river as soon as one sets eyes upon it; it may have certain … Continue reading Browns of the Sacred Cow’

Hunting for Heavyweights
Alaska Travel, Deep Sea Fishing, fishing, Fishing Alaska, saltwater fishing

Hunting for Heavyweights

Halibut in Alaska waters grow huge — the state sportfishing record stands at 459 pounds — and are rightly considered … Continue reading Hunting for Heavyweights

Precious Speckled Trout
fishing, Fishing Alaska

Precious Speckled Trout

When I look at a cutthroat trout, I am reminded of a shy child, freckled, cast out of the mainstream … Continue reading Precious Speckled Trout

Rainbow Connections
adventure, Autumn, fishing, Fishing Alaska, trout

Rainbow Connections

Even today every rainbow trout I catch, large or small, is measured against a time when I was very young and the world was new and everything that happened came as a surprise. Continue reading Rainbow Connections

River of Quiet Renown
adventure, Alaska Travel, fishing, Fishing Alaska, nature, Rafting

River of Quiet Renown

Roads are few in Alaska’s remote Copper Basin, but the Gulkana River makes passage as simple – and wonderfully adventurous … Continue reading River of Quiet Renown

The Art of Grayling IV
adventure, fishing, Fishing Alaska

The Art of Grayling IV

The conclusion. By Ken Marsh Perhaps the best news about grayling is that anglers needn’t be longtime Alaskans to find, … Continue reading The Art of Grayling IV

The Art of Grayling III
adventure, fishing, Fishing Alaska

The Art of Grayling III

Part III By Ken Marsh In camp along the Denali Highway the night is broken by the popping of my … Continue reading The Art of Grayling III

The Art of Grayling II
adventure, fishing, Fishing Alaska

The Art of Grayling II

Part II of several. By Ken Marsh Dwellers of clear, cold streams and lakes, Arctic grayling are elegant creatures easily … Continue reading The Art of Grayling II

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