Alaska Angler Information Service

"There's a common misconception that Alaska fishing is good year-round, no matter where or when you go," says Batin, editor of the Alaska Angler™ and author of Alaska's best-selling and respected fishing books. "Alaska has over 3 million lakes and 3,000 rivers covering a land mass one-fifth the size of the continental United States. Planning is crucial for success. A miscalculation of several days can have you staring at fishless water rather than a stream filled with salmon."

He stressed the information service is not a booking agency.

"Objectivity is the key to the Alaska Angler Information Service," Batin said. "Unlike many web sites and referral services, we do not receive any remuneration or benefit from recommending one stream or fishing service over another. This ensures that our customers receive objective information on fishing opportunities, guides and lodges that surpass industry standards for service, quality and professionalism. We can provide all the information anglers need, from the best flies for a particular watershed, water conditions to expect, type of hatches, and even the flora and fauna in the area."

Many travel agents, booking agents and even local guides are often unfamiliar with Alaska's myriad sportfishing options.

"Some travel agents sell a limited selection of trips that offer the best commissions for them," he said. "It's not cost effective for them to recommend quality, inexpensive trips to you. If you want a quality, inexpensive trip, I'll give you as many as you require to custom tailor your trip to your specific needs. I'll provide you with unbiased information so you can personally decide whether to spend $25 or $1300 for a trip."

The crew of The Alaska Angler spends over 150 days a year fishing Alaska, searching out the best do-it-yourself and full-service adventures for the company's information service, periodicals and books.

Be wary of copycat services who claim to have the expertise to help you. A few minutes with Chris Batin can save you thousands of dollars. The national press calls him "the foremost expert in Alaska sportfishing and hunting." No one else living today can provide the 31 years of Alaska statewide fishing and hunting expertise that Chris Batin can provide you, right now.

Be wary of fledging  hunting and fishing "experts,"  authors,  or gear rental specialists who have neither the experience or long-term expertise to properly advise you.  Chris Batin's  advice is valuable insurance to ensure you will experience the "best of the best" in Alaska sportfishing. If you're wrong, he'll tell you so. If the same or better fishing exists for hundreds or thousands of dollars less, he will explain how and where you can experience it, provide contact info and what you can expect. He'll keep helping you until you have what you need.

The cost is less than what you'd pay for a good meal: $35 for a 15-minute consultation. Before consultation begins, callers provide a Mastercard or Visa credit card number. Most anglers first contact Chris Batin @ this address**chrisbatin@alaskaangler.com** with an initial inquiry. Chris will set up an appointment with you by return email. To expedite matters, have ready your list of questions. To benefit from the Information Service, you can also call 1-907-455-8000 for an appointment. You may also fax your list of questions to Chris Batin at (907) 455-8264.

Include your credit card number, name, address and phone number and the best time to return your call.

A Personal Message from Chris Batin,

"Anglers frequently call me for advice after they've booked or taken a trip based on other sources of poor information, advertising hype or fast-talk by a charter operator. Don't wait to call me after your fishing trip. I can only sympathize with you then. Call me today! A few dollars spent now will save you thousands in a possible disastrous fishing trip later on. "You must benefit from the information I give you, or there is no charge."

Our Satisfied Customers Say....

"Information via the one-on-one phone conversations with Chris Batin have saved my friends and I thousands of dollars and the embarrassing frustration of "no luck, should-have-been- here-yesterday" fishing trips!

"Chris's outstanding information service has saved me from wasting a week of precious vacation time with the wrong air charter operator, guide or lodge. Best of all, I caught more fish, and bigger fish, including my personal-best halibut, a whopping 325-pounder. His recommended areas have out-produced anywhere else I've fished in Alaska. His do-it-yourself advice on where to fish, away from the crowds, is second to none. Unlike many Alaskan-bound anglers, I don't pay big bucks for mediocre, out-of-date, inaccurate Alaska fishing advice. Chris Batin knows where, when and what to use in Alaska. With Chris' advice, I find the best places to go for less, which equals more when it counts, while I'm in Alaska!

"Stop paying more for less. Email  Chris Batin first, before you waste your valuable vacation time and hard-earned money booking any trip to Alaska. And when I need up-to-the-minute Alaska fishing advice for my listeners, I call Chris because I know he's the king of Alaska fishing information."