Saturday, November 10, 2007


Southeast Alaska, sometimes called the "panhandle," is a land of deep fjords, rushing mountain streams and glaciers. Much of the land is in the Tongass National Forest. Summers are cool and moist; winters are cooler and snowy, but much less cold than portions of Alaska not warmed by the ocean. Salmon return in large numbers to thousands of streams. Halibut move into near shore waters in the summer. Several species of trout are available. A variety of bottom fish can be caught. Shrimp and crab can be found in some waters.

2 comments:

D... said...

Fishing in Alaska is different from fishing anywhere else in the world.

It's an angler's dream. Alaska's summer waters teem with five kinds of wild Pacific salmon (king/chinook, silver/coho, red/sockeye, pink/humpback and chum), plus halibut the size of barn doors, hefty rainbow trout and delicate arctic grayling that slash at flies.

Altogether, Alaska has 21 recognized species of sport fish in its streams, lakes and oceans.

Fishing in Alaska can be as easy as buying a license and heading for a stream or lake -- or it can be a daylong boat charter in Prince William Sound or a week's worth of fly-in remote backcountry action where anglers watch for fish and for bears.

D... said...

You must try it...