There’s always that first trout trip of the year, and whether it happens on January 1st or June 1st makes no difference. Trout season is more a state of mind than a collection of days on the calendar. Take that state of mind down to the river with a handful of flies and a bit of creativity, and you just might be surprised how generous trout season can actually be.
Stripers are a fish that will do almost anything a fish can do. They cruise on shallow water flats like bonefish, lay in the soupy surf, plot in the boulder fields offshore, feed subtly in marshes and estuaries. They are the friend that shows up when you’ve needed them most.
Alaska demands the best of both angler and gear. Though we might do our best to control some of the variables, it’s not a matter of taming the Last Frontier—that ship sailed long ago. The best we can hope for is coming to an understanding: with the bears, with the weather, with the wilderness, and, of course, with the fish.
Deerhair splashing through lily pads. Crayfish bumping and rattling along stony drop-offs. Streamers the size of your forearm slinking through shallow weed beds. Though warmwater fly fishing may at times require finesse, it’s about as far from subtle as one can get with a fly rod, and that’s exactly the point.
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