Download or read book Fish Tales from the Kenai written by Andrew Shaw and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FISHING FOR SALMON AND TROUT IN ALASKA If you are thinking of checking off one of your Bucket List items and traveling to Alaska to fish, then this book is a must-have. 213 POUNDS OF DELICIOUS SOCKEYE CAUGHT IN JUST THREE DAYS!FISH TALES FROM THE KENAI is the story about three guys from South Dakota who traveled to Alaska to fly fish during the sockeye salmon run. Their only guide was a friend from Anchorage and their gut-instincts. They also spent one day floating the Upper Kenai in search of its world-famous rainbow trout and they share with you the magical fly that landed a baker's dozen of 'bows.Along with their tale of the trip, you will join them on their journey with pictures that will make you want to book your trip today. FISH TALES FROM THE KENAI is your fun, and real, look at what to expect in amazing Alaska. Enjoy!
Download or read book Kumak s Fish written by Michael Bania and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a beautiful Arctic morning, Kumak looks out the window of his house at the sun rising over the frozen river. "Ahhh, spring," says Kumak to his family. "The days are long, the nights are short, and the ice is still hard. Good day for fish." Eager to give Uncle Aglu's amazing hooking stick a try, Kumak packs up his family and heads out to go ice fishing. "Good day for fish!" they all agree. Hapless Kumac is the only one in his family without fish until the tug at the other end of his line incites a mighty battle. A clever ending reveals that the whale-sized fish that Kumak imagined was actually a line of small fish in tug o' war position. Kumak reigns, and there's plenty for everybody. Authentic details throughout the playful art and text, as well as endnotes on Inupiat fishing, provide young readers with a fascinating window into another culture in this follow up to KUMAK'S HOUSE a 2003 Children's Book Council Notable Trade Book in Social Studies
Download or read book The Girl who Swam with the Fish written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Athabascan legend follows a young girl and her family as they set up their traditional seasonal fishing camp along the banks of a river. As they prepare for the return of the salmon, the girl wonders, "What would it be like to be a fish?" This heartfelt wish sends the young girl on a startling odyssey to the sea where she learns the ways of the salmon.
Download or read book My Season on the Kenai written by Lew Freedman and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow along with award-winning sportswriter Lew Freedman as he journals an unforgettable season of fly fishing along the Kenai River. Just as you never know what kind of fish and what size fish might be tugging on your line when the rod bends, you never know what kind of excitement awaits during a season on the Kenai River. Located in Southcentral Alaska, the Kenai River is a world-class salmon river attracting fishermen from all over the world. Each summer thousands of anglers fish the magical Kenai River. Discover what makes the eighty-five-mile-long river a dream destination for the devout fisherman inside My Season on the Kenai. Freedman’s amusing stories and first-hand experience are sure to entertain and inspire the avid angler, with valuable information and insights sprinkled in each chapter.
Download or read book Fish Tales written by Paul Dominguez and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CASE FOR CONSERVING THE KENAI KING SALMO written by Andrew Jensen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The King Salmon (a.k.a. Chinook Salmon) is the iconic symbol and state fish of Alaska. Yet annual spawning runs for this legendary species, which used to number in hundreds of thousands, have dwindled with no clear cause. In this compilation researched and written by the editors, journalists, and photographers of Morris Communications’ Alaskan publications, readers get a dramatic overview of the history, biology, economics, and complex forces impacting this iconic fishery, including dramatic images and stories from the Kenai River, where a world record 97.5 pounder was caught.
Download or read book Sex Death and Fly Fishing written by John Gierach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the irrepressible author of Trout Bum and The View from Rat Lake comes an engaging, humorous, often profound examination of life's greatest mysteries: sex, death, and fly-fishing. John Gierach's quest takes us from his quiet home water (an ordinary, run-of-the-mill trout stream where fly-fishing can be a casual affair) to Utah's famous Green River, and to unknown creeks throughout the Western states and Canada. We're introduced to a lively group of fishing buddies, some local "experts" and even an ex-girlfriend, along the way Contemplative, evocative, and wry, he shares insights on mayflies and men, fishing and sport, life and love, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of it all.
Download or read book Fish Tales written by John Miller and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fish Tales written by Pete Heley and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fish Tales written by Ralph Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1988-06-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amazing But True Fishing Tales written by Allan Zullo and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the wildly successful Sports Hall of Shame series comes, The Amazing but True Fishing tales. Its amusing and amazing fishing foibles and factoids are sure to hook anglers of all ages. From the one that got away to the big catch you had to see to believe, anglers love a good fishing story. And Amazing but True Fishing Tales is stuffed to the gills with incredible tales and remarkable feats of freshwater, saltwater, professional, and amateur fishing. The stories within Amazing but True Fishing Tales are all new and span from the turn of the 20th century to present day. Fishing enthusiasts will be amazed as they splash into stories that include great battles with fish, crazy accidental catches, bizarre fishing methods, outrageous angling mishaps, and astounding record breakers. Readers will learn how a man lost his class ring fishing, but got it back 18 months later after it was found in the belly of a fish at a processing plant 140 miles away. Then there's the remarkable tale of the angler who used his rod and reel to hook and save a drowning woman.Then, there's the story about an Arkansas fisherman who set a world record in 2001 by using Spam for bait to catch a catfish that weighed more than your average junior high-school kid. With its true tales, angling antics, and fish-filled facts, Amazing but True Fishing Tales will be the latest great catch of fishing enthusiasts everywhere.
Download or read book Alaska written by Bob Devine and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the travel experts agree--consumers want more and different experiences from travel than they did in the past. They want to deeply understand their destination before they go, feel a meaningful connection to the place while there, and return home feeling enriched and ready to share their experiences with others. With these trends in mind, and the results of extensive, proprietary market research, National Geographic Traveler has been enhanced with engaging new features and a contemporary redesign. Each guide begins with an introduction that enables the traveler to sample a bit of the culture, history, and attractions before they go and plan the trip based on their own interests and length of stay. Travelers can immerse themselves in active, in-country "Experiences" and "Off-the-Beaten-Path Excursions" they won’t find anywhere else, like visiting a family in a South African township or learning to cook Maori cuisine with a renowned New Zealand chef. Other new features, such as "Insider Tips" from National Geographic photographers, writers, and experts, as well as "Not-To-Be-Missed" lists ensure that each person’s visit will be one-of-a-kind and memorable. To make the most of these and all the other great new features, the guides’ design has been simplified, opened up, and enhanced with easy-to-read tinted sections. Gorgeous color photographs, high-quality maps, and the popular walking and driving tours are still highlights of our crisp, new look. To complete the update, our new covers boast a striking, single image of the destination, along with the clear National Geographic branding that signifies quality, trust, and all the best in travel. With more than a century of travel expertise, new content, and a new look, National Geographic Traveler is the right guide at the right time--poised to meet the changing needs of today’s traveler better than ever and better than anyone. Alaska is America’s last frontier. Get the latest on native arts, bear watching, dog sledding, gold panning, and more.
Download or read book Incredible Fishing Stories written by Shaun Morey and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a grueling 37-hour fight with a Pacific salmon to the maimed fisherman whose severed thumb turned up in the belly of a Mackinaw trout. From extraordinary marlin quests to hair-raising tales of "fish catches man," here are fishing's 80 most unpredictable and spectacular tales. To get them, Shaun Morey-a fanatical fisherman and inveterate story collector-traveled from Alaska to Australia, Mexico, and the Caribbean to interview anglers, boat captains, guides and witnesses; to dig up photographs, and to confirm each tale. You'll read about Captain Jimmy Lewis who, in a moment of sheer bravado (or insanity), speared by hand-and landed-a 1,600-pound hammerhead shark. Or Bob Smith, fulfilling his twenty-year quest to catch all forty species of North America's wild trout on the bitter cold morning after his eighty-first birthday. Or the 800-pound blue marlin that made a final lunge-ripping up the deck and dragging a chair, with Paul Clause strapped in it, to the bottom of the ocean. (Paul survived; so did the marlin.) Truth is stranger than fiction.
Download or read book Fish Tales written by Athel D'Ombrain and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alaska written by AA. VV. and published by Edizioni WhiteStar. This book was released on 2024-06-14T00:00:00+02:00 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Geographic Traveler: Alaska is the travel partner you need to organize a visit to the boundless uncontaminated spaces of “the Great Land” of Alaska, the largest American state, where nature dominates with the highest number of mountains, glaciers, and pristine wildlife in the world. You can travel around Alaska in many ways, but more than half of visitors choose cruises to begin their adventure among glaciers, wildlife, and national parks, especially along the southern coasts in the panhandle, where it’s possible to travel through the legendary Inside Passage. Travelers can reach remote places on the mainland, the islands, and the mainland coast from Ketchikan to Skagway, as well as Vancouver or Seattle, from various landing ports. Visitors can rent cars, vans, and campers or use the Alaska Railroad to explore the immense hinterland or reach Denali National Park and Preserve, where caribou, wolves, moose, white bighorn sheep, and the iconic grizzly bear roam. Admire the unique scenery of the majestic Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, home to numerous glaciers overlooking the sea, on an unforgettable cruise or local ferry during the summer.
Download or read book Fish Tales written by Debbie Jones and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Approximately 101 Fish Tales written by Robert Malloy and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
