I now live in rural Alaska and my husband has fished all summer - fresh salmon can't be beat! This book was spot on and I look forward to using it to surprise my husband with a cool fishing trip. The pictures were excellant and look just like what I live in!

This book is the best, but I think I could do without all the colored pictures, a smaller book, and less expensive. After all, are you going fishing, or sitting in your recliner looking at all the nice pictures?

I was very pleased with this purchase. The book covers all of the major sport fish that can be expected in Alaska. Each species gets a detailed treatment including biology, tackle, fishing techniques, and some of the best places to go for each species. The authors also provide a detailed discussion of the various geographic regions of the state (including contact information for guides and air taxis) making it easy to plan a fishing trip by region or by species. The book is filled with photography that beautifully illustrates the fish and places of Alaska.

Any fisherman planning a trip to Alaska should check out this reference. There are tips on hiring a guide and exploring the waterways on your own.

This book should definately be on your list if you are planning a fishing trip to Alaska. It is the most comprehesive source of information that I have seen.

This fishing guide to Alaska is in the "Must Have" for an angler visiting Alaska. It is comprehensive and is an excellent starting point whether you plan on hiring a guide or exploring the waterways on your own.

This fishing guide to Alaska is in the "Must Have" for an angler visiting Alaska. It is comprehensive and is an excellent starting point whether you plan on hiring a guide or exploring the waterways on your own.

Living in Alaska and being an avid fisherman, I have purchased and read every Alaskan fishing guide that has been published since the mid 80's.

This book is the best guide on Alaskan fishing in my collection. If you are going to buy one book for your Alaskan fishing trip, this is the one to get.

This is the best fishing book about Alaska I have ever read. It beats 99% of all fishing books I have seen.

Charles

Now in a deluxe, updated third edition, Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide is a thoroughly comprehensive tour of Alaskan fishing by the state's top fishing experts. Featuring full color photography throughout, Alaska Fishing covers all seventeen Alaska sport species (including both fresh and salt water fish), all fishing methods (fly, spin, and bait), and all six regions of the state, with in-depth details on over 300 of the most productive fishing locations. Tips on regional climate and conditions, run timing, visitor service costs, trophy and record fishes, USGS map references, fishing regulations, flies for Alaskan fish, a cross-referenced index and more make Alaska Fishing as friendly to novice fishers as it is valuable to seasoned experts. An absolute "must-have" for anyone intrigued by the Alaskan fishing experience.

I have well over 20 books about fishing Alaska and none comes close to this one. If you are familiar with the earlier editions of this book, you know the depth of the content. The information is still there but you wouldn't recognize the book if you flipped through it. The maps are much improved and the whole book is crammed full of beautiful new illustrations and photos.

If you are planning your first fishing trip to Alaska, pick up a copy of this book. It costs more then some others, but it is money well spent. The chapters on the different species are great and complete with techniques, equipment, locations and naturual history so you understand the fish before heading out.

The location section has over 300 suggestions about where to fish. In reality, you will never be able to see any more than a fraction of these suggestions (even if you live in Alaska) but they will give you all the daydreaming and planning material you will ever need. The books subtitle is the Ultimate Guide for the state and it really is.

Note, don't buy this book just before heading out on your trip. It is densely packed with information. Buy it early and flip through it reading what catches your eye, then as your plans start solidifying, concentrate on the areas and species you will be targeting.

You won't go wrong with this book.