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This photo, submitted by Laurie Johnson, was taken March 14. She writes, “We stopped to take photos of the swans on Kenai Lake when this man started fishing ...”

Spring fishing: worth the work

Fly fishing in the spring can separate the men from the boys. With daily changes in water levels, conditions, temperatures and feeding habits of rainbow trout, the few weeks...

by Brian Smith

Fishing

The salmon: perfection for the artistic process

When I pulled out my old watercolor set about five months ago, I didn't have to think twice about it. What else would I want to paint? The image of a sockeye with an orange and red Russian River Fly dangling from its snout...

by Brian Smith

Fishing

Why fish won’t bite

Why fish won’t bite is one of the great mysteries of fishing. It’s been attributed to everything from circadian rhythm to karma. To make the puzzle even more exasperating, each species has its own feeding preferences. ...

by Les Palmer

Fishing

Tight Lines 2012 Introduction

by Will Morrow

Fishing

My fly: Local fly fishermen share favorite creature-catchers

The fly Mark Conway puts his money on more than any when heading out on the Kenai Peninsula's streams and lakes has a name perhaps more strange than the story of how he created it. The NOCM -- as Conway, owner of Alaska Fly...

by Brian Smith

Fishing

Armchair fishin'

This time of year I do more armchair fishing than any other kind. Thanks to cyberspace, I enjoy vicarious treks to the tropics, where I can fish without breaking a sweat or worrying about malaria or venomous snakes. I also like not...

by Les Palmer

Fishing

A most interesting fish

Question: What fish that's native to the Kenai River was featured in Charles Dickens' first novel?

by Les Palmer

Fishing

On the water, then and now

In the days of sail, ocean travel was dangerous. Thousands of shipwrecks from that era litter Earth's oceans and beaches. Sailing ships weren't for fun and games. If you were part of the crew, your work was hard and hazardous. Falling...

by Les Palmer

Fishing

2012, a humpy year

It's time someone put in a good word about pink salmon, the fish also known as humpies, so I'll give it a try. Weighing between 3 and 4 pounds, pinks are the smallest of the five salmon species found in Alaska waters, but they...

by Les Palmer

Fishing

Ice fishing action heating up on the Peninsula; derby starts in February

A recent cold snap registering temperatures as low as 25 degrees below zero may have shuttered some fair-weather fisherman indoors. But when the Kenai Peninsula gets cold, the grizzled and hardy fishermen go ice fishing. ...

by Brian Smith

Fishing

What to do with a dead fish

A hearty halibut chowder makes a great meal for a cold winter day. I’ve been using the recipe below for years, and never tire of making or eating it.

by Les Palmer

Current weather

Fishing

Spring fishing: worth the work

The salmon: perfection for the artistic process

Why fish won’t bite

Tight Lines 2012 Introduction

My fly: Local fly fishermen share favorite creature-catchers

Armchair fishin'

A most interesting fish

On the water, then and now

2012, a humpy year

Ice fishing action heating up on the Peninsula; derby starts in February

What to do with a dead fish

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Spring fishing: worth the work

The salmon: perfection for the artistic process

Friday, March 30, 2012

Why fish won’t bite

Monday, March 26, 2012

Tight Lines 2012 Introduction

Thursday, March 15, 2012

My fly: Local fly fishermen share favorite creature-catchers

Friday, March 9, 2012

Armchair fishin'

Friday, March 2, 2012

A most interesting fish

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012

On the water, then and now

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012

2012, a humpy year

Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012

Ice fishing action heating up on the Peninsula; derby starts in February

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