The Arithmetic of the River Why 65 Isn’t 45 I’ve been guiding anglers in Southwest Alaska since 1993. That’s over three decades of watching people step out of float planes onto remote gravel bars, and there’s one thing I hear more than anything else: “I should have done this twenty years ago.” They’re not wrong….
Moraine Creek fishing in August is built around one of the most important seasonal events in Katmai National Preserve: spawning Sockeye Salmon. As the salmon move onto their spawning water, wild Rainbow Trout concentrate behind them to feed on drifting eggs, while brown bears work the same creek for salmon. That combination of trophy trout,…