The most comprehensive guide. Covers all 17 major species, all methods, all six regions. Details on over 300 of the most productive locations. Information on regional climate/conditions, run timing, visitor services costs, trophy and record fishes, USGS map references, guidesÕ tips, fishing regulations, trip planner, Alaska flies, cross-referenced index. Over 500 color photos, maps, charts, diagrams, and drawings.
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"Alaska Fishing lives up to its billing as 'the ultimate angler's guide,' truly the definitive work on Alaska angling." -- Ken Marsh, Fishing columnist, Anchorage Daily News
"Just what it claims to be--the most complete fishing guide ever produced on Alaska's world class fishing." -- John Randolph, Fly Fisherman Magazine
"The most comprehensive, on-the-money title I've ever read on fishing Alaskan waters. Now updated! A must read!" -- Steve Pennaz, Executive Director, North American Fishing Club
"Just what it claims to be--the most complete fishing guide ever produced on Alaska's world class fishing." -- John Randolph, Fly Fisherman Magazine
"The most comprehensive, on-the-money title I've ever read on fishing Alaskan waters. Now updated! A must read!" -- Steve Pennaz, Executive Director, North American Fishing Club
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
By Far the Best Alaska Fishing Guide Out There,
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This review is from: Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide, Deluxe Third Edition (Paperback)
I have well over 20 books about fishing Alaska and none comes close to this one. If you are familiar with the earlier editions of this book, you know the depth of the content. The information is still there but you wouldn't recognize the book if you flipped through it. The maps are much improved and the whole book is crammed full of beautiful new illustrations and photos.
If you are planning your first fishing trip to Alaska, pick up a copy of this book. It costs more then some others, but it is money well spent. The chapters on the different species are great and complete with techniques, equipment, locations and naturual history so you understand the fish before heading out. The location section has over 300 suggestions about where to fish. In reality, you will never be able to see any more than a fraction of these suggestions (even if you live in Alaska) but they will give you all the daydreaming and planning material you will ever need. The books subtitle is the Ultimate Guide for the state and it really is. Note, don't buy this book just before heading out on your trip. It is densely packed with information. Buy it early and flip through it reading what catches your eye, then as your plans start solidifying, concentrate on the areas and species you will be targeting. You won't go wrong with this book. ****** Update to the Review 8/11/08 ****** I still love this book but co-writer Gunnar Pedersen has put out a new book with the same design, but more focused on fishing the road system, (which is most likely what you will be doing.) Check out The Alaska Roadside Angler's Guide. It is the only AK fishing guide that is on par with this book. If you had to pick just one, you won't go wrong either way, but the new book is more focus to the DIY fisherman who is fishing the road system.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The "ultimate" masterpiece of fishing literature and art,
By PhD86 "PhD86" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide, Deluxe Third Edition (Paperback)
What distinguishes this book from all other fishing books (actually, from most non-fiction books of any kind) is a combined excellence in state-of-the-art visuals and literary presentation. Every photograph, chart, chapter, and paragraph has been thoughtfully constructed and meticulously interwoven in a way that makes it very difficult to put the book down. Photos of rippling water that seems that it is moving, of sheefish that appear they would jump off the page, and a herd of caribou that is clustering from fright. Small lithographs of rafts and fish inserted into maps for interest. Pictures and accounts of state/world record fish, and the people who caught them. Alot is new in the 3rd edition with no sacrifices to content. For the skimming readers - there are two new rating systems (top star rating, and table) --- which include a fishing pressure rating. For the saltwater reader, there are now new or greatly improved chapters on rockfish, halibut, and salmon shark. More seasoned fishermen can learn, for example, about remote areas of the north and northwest regions, the peninsula area, or less traditional fly techniques such as the use of monofilament and slinky-weight to present to sockeyes. Many of the area descriptions have been updated or expanded, some new ones added, and all of the maps have been expanded with the right amount of detail (with additional coarse and finer scale inserts where needed for detail or reference). Not only is the book comprehensive, but very accurate in its accounts of fishing technique and right on the mark as to what to expect at the locations described, and where to go. With the hundreds of locations covered, there is not a huge amount of detail on any one site, but basic features of fish runs, water conditions, locations, and/or wildlife, are economically included.
The location accounts section is organized slightly differently than earlier editions (fishing timing information is at the beginning of chapters, and contact information is at the end of chapters, instead of included for each location). This takes just a little more patience to pull information together, but eliminates redundancy and allows more locations to be covered. What I enjoyed most about the book is how the visuals (maps, tackle) meshed almost seamlessly with the writing, and the nearly error-free publishing and editing. Overall, this is one of the best fishing books ever published and certainly the best concerning Alaska. This is a must-buy book for every fisherman with an interest in Alaska or as a gift to them from their friends. The wait since the 1997 edition (which sold out about 5 years ago) has been well worth it.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is THE book to have,
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This review is from: Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide, Deluxe Third Edition (Paperback)
Living in Alaska and being an avid fisherman, I have purchased and read every Alaskan fishing guide that has been published since the mid 80's.
This book is the best guide on Alaskan fishing in my collection. If you are going to buy one book for your Alaskan fishing trip, this is the one to get.
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