Wednesday, January 25, 2006

"Fishing Fantasies Take Flight At Remote Alaska Lodge..."

"Fishing fantasies take flight at remote Alaska lodge..."

Rebecca Risch, Denver Post Staff Writer

PORT ALSWORTH, Alaska - Pristine wilderness, majestic scenery and abundant wildlife are part of every Alaska vacation. But Alaska has another legendary attraction - fishing. During a family trip last August, we experienced the best of both.

Our destination was Alaska's Wilderness Lodge, 145 air miles southwest of Anchorage, near the tiny town of Port Alsworth, population 80. Located on Lake Clark, a national park and preserve, the small lodge caters to those who seek the finest fishing in the world - and can afford to spare no expense."

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-Michael

Do You Have Angler's Attention?

"Angler's Attention"
Author: Cameron Larsen

There is something that I have called 'angler's attention'. It is developed after you have been fishing, and in this article we will be concerning ourselves with fly fishing, for years and years. You can usually tell those that have it and those that don't. Quickly rigging up your fly rod, and racing to a likely fishing spot, solely concerned about yourself and your gear, are telltale signs of someone not possessing angler's attention.

I spent many years, especially when I didn't have much time to fish, ignoring angler's attention. If I could steal away even an hour or two, racing down to the river I would go. In a virtual panic, scouring out my favorite fishing spots, then cursing to myself, when they were taken. Frantically I would find a spot to fish, splash out there, and heave out my line. Fishing, at last, my heart would race, I would set the hook on any minute bump, and then have to untangle my line from a tree lurking behind me. Never paying attention to the fly I was using, there wasn't time to change it, wheter my tippet was proper, what was happening on the water, nothing of the sort. Just get me to the water, and let me wet my line. "

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-Michael

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