Publisher's Synopsis
During the Alaskan summer of 2009 - Alaska's 50th year as a recognised state of the United States - Julian Wicksteed embarked on a fishing 'walkabout' adventure to explore America's frontier state. With fly rods in hand and his mode of transport nothing more than his feet, a friendly nature and his thumb to hitch a few rides, his walkabout saw him dodging the likes of bears, moose, wolves and wolverines as he fly fishes for trout and salmon from Kodiak Island to the Arctic Sea. The fish he encountered in the wilds of Alaska were nothing short of exceptional, but by journey's end, after experiencing the amazing hospitality of the friendly Alaskan people, the fish he caught were just a bonus - most of which were left to swim another day. During his walkabout: - The author fly fishes for and catches all five different salmon species of the North Pacific.- Catches a number of personal best coho, or 'silver salmon'.- Meets a Kodiak Island grizzly bear in his sleep.- Finds himself fly fishing for lake trout for the first time, well north of the Arctic Circle.- When not fly fishing, a gold pan was never far away - the fish weren't the only ones getting hooked! Published by ANGLER WALKABOUT Publications. It is requested by author & publisher that this book is not resold on Amazon.
