Foghorn Outdoors : Alaska Fishing

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Summary: Alaska Fishing
Review: A thorough book with a good appendix which allows the reader to find info about streams which are mentioned in other text such as the Milepost. This is not as much of a how to fish but rather where to fish book. Gives good info about fishing conditions, types of fish available and camping etc in the vacinity. Very good resource.

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Summary: The best guide yet available -- and we still need more
Review: Given its coverage of over 300 rivers, this book is rich in information, economically written, and an ambitious undertaking by the author. In a subject area where many authors deal with the most common (and combative) fishing opportunities in Alaska only, Limeres and Pederson go far beyond that, including many remote and lesser-known areas as well. The format was not only efficient, but useful, making it easy to identify the fish timing and transportation information for each system. If there were areas of improvement, it would be in updating the flight and lodging information (there are many more such areas than indicated in this guide), providing additional outfitting contacts (i.e., for rafts/motors etc.), rating rough-camp opportunity of the systems (his category "no developed facilities" isn't as constructive as it could be), and re-checking the fish timing (silver salmon runs are generally longer than Limeres would indicate). Other than that, the authors are only slightly guilty of over-doing warnings about bears and weather, and recommending more fly patterns than one would ever bring to a given situation. Overall, this book is so comprehensive and well-written that I recommend you buy this book, and only this book -- other books offer much less information (and much more mis-information). I will definitely buy the next edition. What a bargain.

Rating:
Summary: The best guide yet available -- and we still need more
Review: Given its coverage of over 300 rivers, this book is rich in information, economically written, and an ambitious undertaking by the author. In a subject area where many authors deal with the most common (and combative) fishing opportunities in Alaska only, Limeres and Pederson go far beyond that, including many remote and lesser-known areas as well. The format was not only efficient, but useful, making it easy to identify the fish timing and transportation information for each system. If there were areas of improvement, it would be in updating the flight and lodging information (there are many more such areas than indicated in this guide), providing additional outfitting contacts (i.e., for rafts/motors etc.), rating rough-camp opportunity of the systems (his category "no developed facilities" isn't as constructive as it could be), and re-checking the fish timing (silver salmon runs are generally longer than Limeres would indicate). Other than that, the authors are only slightly guilty of over-doing warnings about bears and weather, and recommending more fly patterns than one would ever bring to a given situation. Overall, this book is so comprehensive and well-written that I recommend you buy this book, and only this book -- other books offer much less information (and much more mis-information). I will definitely buy the next edition. What a bargain.

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Summary: Well Done, Extremely Thorough, Tantalizing.....
Review: Having visited (on "do it yourself" trips) many of the rivers and regions described, I found the descriptions to be very accurate reflections of the conditions encountered. Certainly appears to be a reliable resource guide. Very thorough.....the most definitive general guide to Alaska's remote fishing regions I've found. Worthwhile for trip planning, or just contemplating (daydreaming?) next year's trip as a diversion to the cold and snow......

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Summary: The bar that all other guides are measured by
Review: This was truly the best guide I have ever found on fishing Alaska. I learned from every section I read from this book (and not just because it was the first guide I bought.) Few guides have approached this book for content and design.

If you can find a copy of this book, get it. There does seem to be some good news for 2005. I have heard a few people mention that Limeres' is planning on releasing a new version of this book this year which should be completely rewritten.

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Summary: A very throrough, 451-page (not 704-page), reference book.
Review: Twelve years personal experience tells me the book is quite possibly the best single source of information for fishing Alaska. However, the USDA cabin rental information is incomplete and out of date. One has to go beyond this book to get really useful information for making a successful trip. The authors have missed numerous established 'fishing holes' - maybe intentionally !

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Summary: Most current definitive reference, Alaskan fishing
Review: Well written, entertaining and easy reading! This sturdy paperback reference is encyclopedic in the thoroughness with which it covers Alaskan fishing. The authors have broken Alaska down into logical regions and present the fishing opportunities for each. This "bush" manual conveys both a sense of sportsmanship and conservation.