Thursday, June 11, 2009

Tips in fishing for salmons in Alaska

Alaska is known as one of the most bountiful areas with salmon, and is ideal for fishing trips.

This is because of extreme tides along the West Coast and the gush of ocean currents that create an environment ideal for the breeding of thousands of baitfish.

It is also known as one of the best places to go if one wants to fish for giant King Salmon, the largest specie of salmon fish.

The best way to catch these giant salmon (in saltwater) is through trolling or by angling a baited line drawn into the water.

Fishing for giant King Salmon can be a year round activity (especially in Seward).

The most sought-after species of salmon are the following:

1. The King Salmon (Chinook) are the largest of all these species. Its weight averages between 20-40 pounds, the heaviest recorded of which is 112 pounds, and can be as long as 3-4″. It has a blue-green back that is lightly spotted,...

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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Tips For Lake Fishing In Alaska

Can you imagine the excitement that 12-year-old Daniel Thorsness felt when he reeled in the record 47 lb. lake trout out of Clarence Lake Alaska in 1970?

The more than 320 lakes to fish in make Alaska one of the most desirable fishing locations in the world. While Lake Trout is the most common type it is also home to Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike and Salmon.

Alaska houses some of the largest Lake Trout around. It is believed that their massive size is due to the difficulty in catching them. Local anglers focus more on the for sure catch leaving a lake trout for anyone who enjoys a bit more of a challenge.

Lake trout, a member of the char family, (also known as Lakers or Mackinaw trout) resides in the deeper lakes of Alaska.

The Alaska Range, Brook Range, Bristol Bay watershed, the Alaska Peninsula, Lake Clark National Park, areas of the Kenai Peninsula, and lakes on the north side of the Chugach Mountains are great locations for lake fishing in Alaska. Some of these locations are very remote and require the use of ATVs, snowmobiles, or foot hiking to reach the lakes,...

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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Discovering Alaska

The largest of all states, Alaska is blessed with a great amount of nature. With all these nature, it may seem like there is nothing to do in this place. However you will be surprised with all the activities that you can do in the great outdoors here in Alaska.

Waters are teeming with different varieties of fish; in fact it is home to all five varieties of Salmon, halibut and other types of fish. This has made Alaska a popular location for fly fishing, fresh water fishing and almost anything that will include this. Remember that you can take home the fish which you catch if you have it vacuum sealed or canned. Most tourists and locals actually go to Alaska mainly for this.

If you are more for the mountains than the waters then hunting is definitely something you will enjoy in Alaska. You can go on a camping trip while enjoying your hunt. Whether you’re looking for moose, caribou or mountain goats you will find it all here. If you fancy birds more than these bigger animals then you will find it here as well.,

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Factors for Successful Bass Fishing

The United States, Australia and Canada have Bass fishing as their favorite sport. Many competitions are conducted all through the year and thus bass fishing has become a very profitable industry.

Even though bass is edible, those who fish for sport do not do so for consumption purposes. During competition, bass are caught, weighed, and set free immediately.

There are many factors that can affect your performance as a professional bass fishing angler. First, you need to understand the biology and behaviour of the bass that you want to catch. Knowing how bass behave in different water and temperature environments, their habitats and many other factors can affect your fishing outcome.

For instance, bass fish are very lethargic in very hot or cold water. They generally do not put up a fight when they are trapped. Nevertheless, they feed and grow up quickly when the temperature is reasonable. When the temperature is moderate they normally put up a tough fight when they are trapped,...

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

Tips in fishing for salmons in Alaska

Alaska is known as one of the most bountiful areas with salmon, and is ideal for fishing trips.

This is because of extreme tides along the West Coast and the gush of ocean currents that create an environment ideal for the breeding of thousands of baitfish.

It is also known as one of the best places to go if one wants to fish for giant King Salmon, the largest specie of salmon fish.

The best way to catch these giant salmon (in saltwater) is through trolling or by angling a baited line drawn into the water.

Fishing for giant King Salmon can be a year round activity (especially in Seward).

The most sought-after species of salmon are the following:

1. The King Salmon (Chinook) are the largest of all these species. Its weight averages between 20-40 pounds, the heaviest recorded of which is 112 pounds, and can be as long as 3-4″. It has ,...

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Making Carp Fishing Baits Like Magnets By Exploiting Fish Senses!

Hey get this; if you treat your fish like swimming tongues by exploiting what stimulates their specialised taste and smell cells in as many potent ways as possible; you will do very well indeed! This seems to be a little knew too many carp anglers who are often tunnel-visioned; just thinking of what they themselves prefer thinking as an angler, and not truly about what fish often senses prefer far more! It is obvious that what is dissolved in the water from your bait triggers responses of many kinds in fish, but how do you begin truly maximising these responses using bait; let’s see…

Carp and catfish often live in the same waters and are targeted by anglers fishing in similar ways for each so I’ll place these together. A good reason to use catfish and carp together as examples of tongues that swim is the sheer number of physical similarities in substance detection and also their shared quite similar essential nutritional needs that often means the same bait design can catch both; and very big ones too!

Many anglers know little about the specifically adapted cells in and outside of fish that enable them to detect substances in water on a chemical level even down to a few parts in a million or even billion, and this is one of the most powerful aspects of fish we can exploit with our baits to make them far easier to catch...

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