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fishing
Alaska – it conjures up many
images, and well it should.
Our largest state is home to
vast mountains, forests, and
tundra. Rugged coastlines
and salmon-filled rivers call
to both casual and hardcore
anglers. The opportunities
seem almost endless.
It was my third trip to our
49th state. The previous trips
to the Alagnack River and
Thorn Bay were beautiful
experiences, and yet there
was something “missing”.
Granted, imagining a single
trip to Alaska could capture
its essence was a fool’s
errand. Be that as it may, I
had high expectations for
our latest trip.
Northwest Fishing TV had
been invited by Alaska
Kenai Adventures to stay for
several days and get a taste
of the Kenai Peninsula. I, Eric
Magnuson, and Rob and
Hillary Holman travelled to
Seattle on June 19th for the
flight to Anchorage.
Our trip started off
ominously as the flight was
cancelled at 3am. Fortunately
for us, Keith, owner of Alaska
Kenai Adventures (which
I’ll sometimes refer to as
AKA) received a phone alert
and promptly found us an
alternate flight via Juno. A
quick 3-hour flight to Alaska
had turned into a delayed
departure and a 4-hour
layovers.
The flight from Juno to
Anchorage was nothing
short of breathtaking.
Looking out the window,
I watched as a seemingly
endless vista of snowcovered mountaintops
passed underneath us,
glaciers glistening in the
evening sun. Finally, below
us was Anchorage, looking
much larger than I had
imagined it would be. We
landed around 5 pm, loaded
up our belongings into our
rental cars, and started the
three-hour drive to the lodge.
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