Steve Carson, a correspondent for our sister magazine, California Sportsman, provided the following to us: This monster 466-pound Alaska halibut was "team fought," and thus not IGFA- legal, but it exceeded the current IGFA mark of 459 pounds. The huge barndoor...
Treasure Quest: Snake Island, which we featured in the August issue of Alaska Sporting Journal, finishes its successful first season tonight on Discovery Channel. Last week’s episode was, according to the Discovery Channel, the No. 1 cable telecast on the night...
From our friends at Discovery Channel: DEADLIEST CATCH (Season 11 Finale) Tuesday, August 18 at 9 PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel We Have Not Yet Begun to Fight: Polar ice descends and each Skipper must choose flight or fight. The...
Editor’s note: The following story appears in the August issue of Alaska Sporting Journal By Chris Cocoles Photos by Discovery Channel Venomous vipers. Marauding buccaneers. Buried gold. Sunken galleons. Sound like a rough draft for yet another edition in...
It’s been a warm summer in Alaska (but enough to play the dreaded “heat wave” card?). But manufactured or not, warm water temperatures have taken a toll on fish: Here’s the Alaska Dispatch with more: Unusually warm water temperatures and low river...
Our publishing company’s office is in Seattle, and coincidentally, despite growing up in the Northern Calfornia, my Seattle Seahawks’ fanhood dates back to the days of Dave Krieg, John L. Williams and – ugh – Brian Bosworth. I watched the NFC...
Check out this monster halibut – a 200-pounder – caught by a self-guided angler out of Chinook Shores Lodge in Ketchikan: The fishing IS great in Ketchikan, Alaska! …we still have a place for YOU! September 3-9, 2015 September...
Editor’s note: The following story appears in the July issue of Alaska Sporting Journal: Story and Photos By Dennis Musgraves Sportfishing for salmon presents a fresh challenge for me every summer in Alaska. I can thank a longtime friend, Mathew...
