FISHING ALASKA SHOULDN'T BE A PIPE DREAM

Gunnar Pederson's book "Highway Angler" is valuable for identifying spots to fish. You can rent a boat in Valdez or Seward and do your own fishing for salmon or bottom fish, although you may not be able to go where the water is rough or get out far enough to avoid places that are heav...

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Published inWyoming tribune-eagle
Main Author Harju, Harry
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cheyenne, Wyo Wyoming Tribune-Eagle 27.07.2005
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Summary:Gunnar Pederson's book "Highway Angler" is valuable for identifying spots to fish. You can rent a boat in Valdez or Seward and do your own fishing for salmon or bottom fish, although you may not be able to go where the water is rough or get out far enough to avoid places that are heavily fished. Guides are numerous if you want to float the Kenai or fish for halibut. In 1989 my wife and I joined them in renting an RV to tour south- central Alaska the year of the oil spill. We drove nearly 2,600 miles in three weeks and saw a lot of the landscape including Denali, Fairbanks, Tok, the old Denali highway, Valdez, Seward and the Kenai Peninsula. You have to book a motor home or place to stay well ahead of time, too, and rental outfits frequently offer discount rates for early booking. With motel rooms running at $140 or much more per night, the cost of a cabin or RV starts to look good. Plus, if you're arriving late at night, you can often stay in the RV on the lot at the rental outfit to save the cost of a motel.
ISSN:1075-783X