Alaska Salmon Fishing

In Alaska there is usually excellent fishing for one or another species of salmon throughout the fishing season. The species and dates will very depending where you are but typically King salmon (also called Chinook) will be in rivers from mid June through July, Sockeye salmon will be present from late June through August, The chum and pink salmon (dog & humpy) will be in rivers from mid July to mid August, and the silver salmon (coho) will enter rivers starting in mid August all the way through September.

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Petersburg: The Town that Fish Built [VHS]

Since Norwegian immigrant Peter Buschmann founded the Southeast Alaskan town that bears his name a century ago, Petersburg has had one primary industry: fishing. Buschmann's cannery ventures collapsed during the robber baron era of frontier capitalism, but his town continues to thrive with an economy built almost entirely on fish. Petersburg's original residents were attracted by its harbor, sheltered from the north wind, by its proximity to the inside passage and the steamers that would carry their product to Seattle, by the ice that calved off of the LeConte Glacier and preserved their catches, by the nourishing rain, by the rich ecosystem and by the forests and fjords that reminded them of Norway. From the beginning, Petersburg residents displayed a unique brand of self-sufficiency. In the era when the canneries ruled Petersburg, local residents pooled their resources and formed the Trading Union to compete with the company store. Later they bought the company store. When the Seattle-based Pacific American Fisheries Company threatened to shut down Petersburg's largest cannery in 1965, local fishermen bought the plant and went into business for themselves. As they toiled on the fishing grounds, their wives managed the shops on Main Street. Today, the community is not only remarkably prosperous but uncharacteristically independent, and while the profits from many Alaska fishing operations quickly migrate to Seattle, Wall Street or Tokyo, Petersburg dollars stay at home. Now, hear the story of the town that fish built from the lips of Petersburg pioneers.


Hooked On Fly Tying, HFJ2 Salmon Flies for Alaska - Frans Jansen [VHS]




Alaska Roadside King Salmon Fishing From Anchorage to Denali

The most comprehensive video and written guide on Alaska road accessible king salmon fishing from just north of Anchorage to Denali Park. This is the premier resource for the do-it-yourself fisherman. We show you every river and creek that is open to king salmon along the Parks Highway. This video includes the most popular salmon fisheries of Willow, Sheep, and Montana on the Susitna River as well as tributaries of the Chulitna Rivers that receive no fishing pressure. See 23 rivers and creeks and the prime fishing holes. The Ultimate Guide will tell you exactly how to find the holes and what to use to catch more fish. Read it before you go and pack it along as a ready reference. Also includes incredible footage of eagles, moose, grizzly bear and other wildlife, and clips from the scenic 8 hour round trip bus ride into Denali National Park. As an added bonus, we take you on a jet boat taxi ride up the glacial Talkeetna River to fish Clear Creek. 1 Hour 56 Minute Video 39 Page Ultimate Guide


Tougher in Alaska : Complete Season One 4 DVD Box Set

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Alaska Fishing: Floating & Fishing Alaska's Aniak River

The Aniak River is one of the best southwest Alaska float trip options if you desire a wilderness experience surrounded by rugged peaks with opportunities to catch all five species of Pacific salmon, grayling, char, rainbow and even sheefish in its lower stretches. Beginning on a small gravel bar seven air miles from the outlet of Aniak Lake, join us for an 11 day, 100 river mile float down the Aniak River. In spite of its widely published reputation as challenging and even dangerous, you will see the Aniak first hand on our unguided float trip and learn for yourself what the river really has to offer. We wish you all the best life has to offer - and may it include at least one trip to Alaska!


The Salmon Princess: An Alaska Cinderella Story (Paws IV Children's Books)

In this adaptation of the well-loved fairy tale, the father still has his head in the clouds and the stepmother is as mean as ever. But this story is set in the Last Frontier, and its details and imagery reflect Alaska's landscape and sensibility: the fairy godmother becomes an eagle spirit, the glass slipper a fisherwoman's boot. Evocative writing and colorful artwork distinguish this playful retelling of the classic. Here children learn about cultures and ways of life but happy endings are still the rule.


The Alaska Chronicles: An Unwashed View of Life, Work, and Fly Fishing

On September 20, 2007, Miles Nolte posted the final installment of his summer job memoir on The Drake magazine's Internet message board.

For seventeen weeks, Nolte had used his laptop and a satellite Internet connection to transmit his semi-daily account of what it's really like to be a fly fishing guide on a remote Alaskan river. Sitting in his tent above a river packed with migrating salmon and gluttonous trout, he wrote about anglers that he enjoyed guiding and others that he couldn't wait to get rid of. He described epic fishing days and days of bitter disappointment. He typed about wolves and eagles and beavers and bears. Lots of bears. There were periods of sunny weather and dry flies, followed by stretches of relentless rain, wind, and cold. And beyond the trials that nature doled out, Miles also described how overworked outboards don't always start, tents sometimes catch fire, and dysfunction often runs rampant among divergent guide and client personalities that are thrust together in a desolate and trying environment.

By the time Miles returned from Alaska, his online musings had attracted a loyal and vicarious following of anglers and guides from around the world. They praised him for his articulate candor, and they thanked him profusely for transporting them with each new post to a place they may have otherwise never reached.

Departure Publishing is proud to present The Alaska Chronicles, a fishing guide's memoir that originated and evolved in a most unusual manner. If you've ever fished Alaska, or if you hope to someday, this book will leave you with an insightful view of the outfitting business and a newfound appreciation for North America's most pristine and prolific coldwater fishery.

Leaving Protection

Raised in the island world of southeast Alaska, sixteen-year-old Robbie Daniels jumps at the chance to work as a deckhand on a salmon troller captained by legendary fisherman Tor Torsen. Catching king salmon from dawn till dusk, Robbie is living his dream -- until he discovers his mysterious captain's dark secret. Tor is illegally searching the coastline for historic metal plaques buried by early Russian explorers. When Robbie learns the value of these hidden treasures, he fears he may know too much tosurvive. Tor's wrath and a violent storm at sea put Robbie's courage and wits to the ultimate test.