MAY 30, 2014 ANDY WALGAMOTT LEAVE A COMMENT On a yearly basis new products arrive on the fishing scene. Rarely does one make a splash like Dave’s Tangle Free. Lead has long been the standard for weight in terminal gear setups for Salmon & Steelhead. Drift fishermen, float fishermen, side-drifters, back-bouncers all utilize lead in … Read more DAVE’S TAKES LEAD, TANGLES OUT OF FISHING WEIGHTS
A young Alaskan woman played dead during a frightening bear attack. From Yahoo news: The bear knocked Gamboa down, then picked her up and threw her to the ground. The bear went on to pummel Gamboa several times more with her powerful paws. Throughout the May 18 attack, Gamboa lay in a fetal … Read more Bear Attack Survivor’s Harrowing Tale
The Funny River fire has burned 156,000 acres of Kenai Peninsula land, prompting 600 firefighters into action to help slow down the blaze that, per the Anchorage Daily News, jumped the Kenai River over the holiday weekend. Our frequent contributors, Steve Meyer and Christine Cunningham, live in the area and have been assisting their … Read more A Closeup Look At Alaska Wildfire
I’m sure I’ve said it before during one of my blog posts, but I’m a history geek. I almost jumped out of my chair last night when I was channel surfing and saw the History Channel’s promo for its three-part event, The World Wars. My Dad is 82 now, a Navy veteran of the Korean War, and … Read more Memorial Day Remembrances
An Alaska Airlines flight that landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport had quite a distinguished passenger list: the first haul of Copper River king salmon. As part of an annual event sponsored by Alaska Air Cargo, the plane was full of Copper salmon ready to be distributed to area restaurants, grocery stores, etc. was delivered at … Read more Salmon Landing At SeaTac
Note: This story appears is in the May issue of Alaska Sporting Journal By Steve Herschbach Strike it rich! Many people would like to find a little gold. To find gold, a beginner needs nothing more than a gold pan and some basic tools. The best way to learn how to pan for gold is to first get the right kind … Read more A Beginner’s Guide To Gold Panning
We’re working on a profile on the upcoming salmon documentary, A Fishy Tale, that will run in our June issue. The argument that producer Sara Pozonsky is trying to convey in her film is the surplus of salmon fish farms in British Columbia and the alleged threat they might pose for wild salmon swimming in … Read more 60 Minutes Takes On Salmon Farms vs. Wild Salmon