Dedicated to Alaska s wonderful road accessible fisheries, The Roadside Angler s Guide is an incredibly valuable source of information for those seeking to know the details of where to go, when to go there, what to catch, and how to do it. 
 Written and compiled by Gunnar Pedersen, year-round Alaska resident and author of four fishing books and co-author of a fifth, an avid outdoorsman, and former fishing guide, The Roadside Angler s Guide is a representation of well over three decades worth of gathering data and information on fishing opportunities on the road system in this great state. In addition, the book is very visually oriented and pleasing through its exceptional design format and the abundant use of color. 
 Fishing Rules &amp; Regulations Campgrounds &amp; Parking Areas Access Points &amp; Trails All of Alaska s Game Species Best Methods &amp; Techniques Over 100 Regional &amp; Destination Maps 600+ Color Images of Fish &amp; Scenery More than 100 Colorful Graphs &amp; Charts Week-by-Week Timing Graphs Species Identification Charts Detailed Hot Spot Information Proven Lures &amp; Flies 96 Featured Hot Spot Locations 448 Pages, Full Color

The Roadside Angler's Guide

Gunnar Pedersen

Alaska Outdoor & Travel Guides

The Highway Angler is the most complete sportfishing book yet published about Southcentral Alaska. Packed with facts and easy to read, The Highway Angler tells you everything you need to know about fishing within two miles of Southcentral Alaska's highways - where to go, what ot use, how to cast, and what time of day or season is best. It covers all the species available between Katchemak Bay and the upper Matanuska and Susitna valleys, with coments from an experienced fisherman who has captured as much joy from Southcentral Alaska as he has fish. To be a good fisherman, you have to think like a fisherman. But to be a great fisherman, you have to think like a fish. Gunnar Pedersen knows how fish think, and this book is his way of sharing his knowledge and love of fishing wiht those who love Alaska's riversides and streambeds as much as he does.

The Highway Angler: Fishing South Central Alaska

Sports & Outdoors

Alaska Viking Press

Fishing Alaska's Kenai River is a definitive guide to angling the state's most popular sport fishery. Perhaps no other river in the world can present such profuse sport fishing opportunities coupled with easy access, affordable accommodations, and beautiful vistas. The Kenai is home to runs of fish that may in some years easily reach into the millions, trophy and record king salmon up to 90 pounds or more, and 38-inch native rainbow trout. This book focuses on the entire Kenai River drainage, the mainstem river as well as tributary streams and lakes, and all the game fish available. Hot spots along and within the river system are highlighted accompanied with detailed information on access, facilities, services, fish run timing, proven techniques, best lures and flies, and much, much more.

Fishing Alaska's Kenai River: A Complete Angler's Guide to the Kenai River Drainage

Fishing Alaska Publications

The Highway Angler is the most comprehensive and informative guide book yet published on the subject of sport fishing Alaska's roadside waters. Packed with facts, cross-referenced, and easy to read, The Highway Angler tells you everything you need to know -- locations, access, species available, terminal gear, techniques, timing, and much more! It lists in detail more than 750 rivers, creeks, lakes, and saltwater hot spots along the state's major roads and highways from the U.S.-Canada border and the highland drainages of Yukon and Tanana rivers to Kachemak Bay and the popular Kenai Peninsula, and from the frigid coast of the Arctic Ocean to the surf-swept shores of Prince William Sound. For well over a decade, The Highway Angler has successfully guided thousands of people, both novice and expert alike, in discovering some of the best fishing in the world. This book is a must for any angler, whether local or visiting, who hopes to wet a line along Alaska's vast road system. These pages provide a thorough look at the opportunities available and the sport fish that inhabit the cold waters of The Last Frontier.

The Highway Angler: Fishing Alaska's Road System. Fifth Edition.

The Alaska Roadside Angler's Guide is the ultimate reference guide for knowing: the when, where, what and how-to of sport fishing the hottest roadside fisheries in south-central Alaska. If it's a major sport fish species or destination that can be accessed by a road or highway it's covered in this full color book. Designed to be a valuable aid in planning successful fishing trips whether the angler is a first time visitor to Alaska or a long time local resident. The contents have been logically broken down into key areas of pertinent information so that the reader can quickly glean the information they want and need. Starting out with "Fishing the Road System", the angler is introduced to how to plan for their trip of a lifetime or afternoon getaway. Geared for the do-it-yourself angler, helpful tips relating to timing, trip length, hiring a guide, transportation and accommodations are covered. The "Alaska Roadside Species" section is a thorough introduction to the angler s quarry. Sixteen different species or groups of fish are highlighted. The most abundant and pursued species are covered individually in detail, describing the best places to find them, the best techniques and best dates to catch them. As different as a dainty grayling is from a bruiser king salmon and an arctic char is from a monster salmon shark, so is the knowledge needed to pursue and catch each species. The most popular angling strategies along with the most popular lures, flies and baits the consistent producers are discussed with reference to which fish they will work best on. The key to fishing success is often being in the right place at the right time, and in Alaska this more often than not is crucial to success. In the "Areas &amp; Locations" section south-central Alaska is broken down into six regions with the twenty-two best of the best Hot Spots available are highlighted and covered in detail, describing the where and when thoroughly. Each Hot Spot includes a location overview, maps, detailed information on each key species - including unique run time charts and what the most successful techniques commonly used on this particular water are. In addition to the Hot Spots each region has an additional overview of other productive waters and opportunities available within that area. Each regional section ends with a valuable listing of area fishing derbies, services, accommodations, and local information resources. By studying the information provided, whether the quarry of choice is rainbow trout or silver salmon, the angler will know when to be there, where to fish and which waters potentially hold the trophies. This "Areas &amp; Locations" section of the book is sure to become the reference bible for many Alaskan fishermen. It will be the main resource that serious local anglers will turn to, to govern their lives by each summer. The Alaska Roadside Angler s Guide was created by two local Alaskan anglers and is the culmination of over 50 combined years of experience fishing the numerous rivers, streams, lakes, and bays accessible by the state s roads and highways. In addition to the personal observations of the creators -- professional sport fishing guides, state and federal agencies have all contributed vital pieces of information as well, making this book what it is today: the most comprehensive publication covering the best angling Hot Spots along south-central Alaska s road system.

The Alaska Roadside Angler's Guide

2Fish Publishing

Newest edition of this book - 2013 6th edition. It contains more roads and information than the 5th edition. Includes the new state enhanced fish runs. For fast delivery, please opt for expedited shipping.

Highway Angler, Fishing Alaska's Road System, 6th edtion

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