"A publication for those who want the very best in Alaska sportfishing."
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Dear
Alaska Angler:
When you find a few spare moments in your busy schedule, what do you do?
Hi, I'm Chris Batin. If you're like me, you think about Alaska sportfishing...
...of exploring remote, untouched areas where wild, 10-pound rainbows tail-dance across a panorama of wilderness splendor;
...where in a day's fishing, you can catch and release over 100 feisty Arctic char, and take home the chewed fly patterns to prove it;
...or how about mustering all your strength to subdue an 80-pound king salmon that you've already been fighting for well over an hour?
As you know, you won't find quality fishing action like this everywhere in Alaska. You need to search out those nooks and crannies while avoiding the constantly growing number of crowds and fly-by-nighters. Once there, you must have the necessary how-to information; information that can mean the difference between success and failure.
You don't get much help from conventional sources of information. They have neither the time nor budget to investigate the remote, seldom-visited hotspots. And your trip is too important to risk taking chances on the advertising hype on the back of some brochure. You need a source that can answer all your Alaska angling questions, NOW.
Introducing The Alaska Angler, a publication "for those who want the very best in Alaska sportfishing."
In many ways, The Alaska Angler is you...the do-it-yourselfer, searching out the best of Alaska's fishing in a peaceful and tranquil-setting away from the crowds, enjoying the challenge of one-on-one;
...wanting to know the rivers and lakes with the best fishing for the best price, enabling you to take home personal experiences of catching and releasing trophy fish...not just fish stories of the catch someone else made last week.
...not satisfied with the so-called "best" fishing lodges and trips, but always poking around in the wilds to find something better.
Each issue of The Alaska Angler provides you with inside tips and information you would expect from a good friend.
We tell you, from first-hand experience, the best day trips to week-long fishing adventures for every species from rainbow trout to sheefish in areas with awe-inspiring scenic wilderness and abundant wildlife.
The Alaska Angler is the world's largest provider of Alaska where-to-go and how-to fishing information. You'll read about the most effective techniques, methods and equipment the pros use to make those spectacular catches and releases of sportfish Alaska is famous for. The Alaska Angler is created by anglers, for anglers like you.
What makes us so sure that The Alaska Angler will provide you with more, in-depth information and reporting on the Alaska sportfishing scene where other publications have failed?
Our Editors and Contributors--An Unbeatable Combination: Our field people travel and fish Alaska for a living...we spend over 200 days a year journeying throughout Alaska, searching out fisheries and testing new techniques. We fish at every place we write about and stay at the places we recommend. If we have a bad experience in an area, (and oftentimes we do) we tell you, so you can take your money and valuable time elsewhere.
Our Position: We provide you with unbiased reports based on a stringent rating system. We are not booking agents, promoting trips that offer the best commissions. What The Alaska Angler does provide is pages of inside information, the kind only anglers experienced in the world's best fishing have access to.
Each Issue of The Alaska Angler Provides You With These Benefits:
Lodge Reviews
You don't need to spend $4,000 to discover if a lodge has a four-star
rating or whether it's a fly-by-night operation. We visit a lodge and provide
objective reports on the number of fish you can expect to catch,
accommodations, and compare it with other lodges. We take the risks...you
benefit from our experience.
Do-It-Yourself Alaska Angler
Tired of fishing with the crowds? Receive inside information on affordable
trips you can enjoy, both from the road system and fly-out trips. You receive
everything necessary to duplicate our successes: names of air taxi services,
contacts maps, what to use and how to fish it: First-hand information because
we've been there, and want to share these great fisheries with you!
Advanced Alaska Angling Techniques
With each issue, you become an instant expert with a crash course on a
specific angling situation you've likely to encounter while fishing Alaska.
You'll be on the cutting edge of the most popular and effective fish-catching
techniques as well as field-proven flies and equipment. The result? You'll be
catching fish when others are not.
Secrets of Alaska's Fishing Guides
In a recent field survey. over 60 percent of the fishing guides we fished
with were judged to be incompetent. Why fish with a guide who will catch you
five fish, when you can fish with a guide who can help you catch 20 fish, and
larger ones at that? We review the best guides, investigate their success
ratios and score them against the industry's best.
Alaska Angler Field Notes
Bringing a loved one to Alaska, or looking for a trip that caters to
women? Perhaps a secluded cabin you can rent for dollars a day, away from the
crowds but in the thick of the salmon? Or specific technical data on water
flow, speed, substrate, forage fish and hatches on streams? We tell you the
specifics, and the best patterns you need to catch...and release the big ones.
You can benefit from this experience with a regular subscription, NOW.
Alaska Angler Field Reports
Read about the successes or failures of other anglers who fish Alaska as
they rate the best and worst of Alaska fishing...valuable information that
will help you take home personal experiences of catching and releasing trophy
fish...not just stories of the catch someone else made last week.
Short Strikes
Brief news notes on items that will enhance your fishing knowledge, making
you a better angler. Some recent topics include: Techniques for finding and
catching trophy grayling; forage fish preferences of Alaska rainbow trout,
three steps to catching 10-pound-plus fish when all else fails, and when do
fish feed during Alaska's 24 hours of daylight?
Alaska Angler Notebook
Trip discounts, field notes regarding Bush travel suppliers of
inexpensive, quality flies for Alaska fishing, uncharted steelhead fishing and
more information on how you can fish Alaska on a shoestring budget.
Custom Trip Consulting
Planning a trip soon? Subscribers benefit from our low-cost information
service on lodges, guides, or areas they plan to visit. We'll tell you what to
expect, or tell you you'll be better off going elsewhere! We provide harvest
statistics, success ratios, lures, tackle equipment for specific areas and
contacts over the telephone if you need them in a hurry or by mail if you want
to share them with friends.
Special Reports
Discover the behind-the-scenes story major magazines won't publish,
stories that will change how you view so called "blue ribbon"
fisheries. In the past, we've covered the problem of Alaska's widespread
incompetent guide problem, the demise of the Iliamna watershed fishery, the
hype surrounding the Brooks River fishery, the Kenai River Rip-Off and more.
Not Available in Stores!
The Alaska Angler is available only by subscription...it is not sold on newsstands or to libraries. Thus, our information stays among our close knit network of subscribers.
| Item | Description | Item # | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Alaska Angler
Online Journal AA-1 |
One year subscription (4 issues) sent via email. | ITEM # AA-1 | $49 |
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The Alaska Anglers has become the information source for anglers who want the very best in Alaska sportfishing. Read what our subscribers have to say.
"The Batins are publishers of two authoritative newsletters, Alaska Angler and Alaska Hunter .They've been writing about hunting and fishing in Alaska for years, and advise how people may enjoy these activities at bargain-basement rates." - Bill Beebe, Outdoor Editor, CA
"Your Alaska Anglers is informative, concise and is well worth the investment." - Dr. Pat Schelle, OK
"I have really enjoyed The Alaska Angler . It is full of accurate, good information about Alaska fishing not available elsewhere. I read it front to back shortly after receiving it and I can't say that about much of what I receive in the mail." - Dr. Paul Wagner, Slidell, LA
"Christopher Batin is one of Alaska's foremost fishing authorities." - Trout Unlimited's, Trout and Salmon Leader
"Information in The Alaska Angler has saved me
thousands of dollars and the frustration and embarrassment of wasting a week
of my precious vacation time with the wrong air charter operator or guide.
Best of all, I caught more fish in the recommended areas than anywhere else
I've fished in Alaska."
- Tim Hagerty, NH
"In recent years, Chris and Adela Batin have become synonymous with and trusted sources for Alaska fishing in formation. Although Batin has written guides to budget fishing, his book Alaska Fishing Adventures, and The Alaska Angler stress the 'best in Alaska sportfishing and detail trips that qualify in that 'adventure of a lifetime' category. There is a commendable emphasis on catch-and-release fishing." - The International Angler International Gamefish Association.
"Your Alaska Anglers publication is obviously
widely read and highly regarded. I have received numerous responses."
- Nanci Morris,
Director of Sportfishing, Katmai Adventures
"My salmon trip was excellent. People are missing a real bargain by not using the information available to them through your office. So much good info from Chris Batin and the Alaska Angler ." - Charles Rollins, Crowley, TX
"Your Alaska Anglers is superb. The advice I receive each issue is helpful in choosing the right watershed and outfitter." - Gatti Giovanni, Italy
"Batin, perhaps the best known fishing authority in Alaska, also publishes a fishing journal which tells readers if the fish are really as eager to hit as a camp owner might indicate. Batin's 150 days a year afield doesn't leave much time for the typewriter, but it does bring truth--backed up by time on the stream--to his works" - Mike Tontimonia, Akron Beacon
"I can't tell you how right you are on your recommendations. I'm sure glad I have a friend who not only knows his stuff but is willing to share it." - Lou Ann Wood, Travel Agent, Walnut Creek, CA
"Batin advises anglers and hunters on the best hunting areas and even recommends air taxi operators in those areas. Call him. This is an excellent reference for non-residents." - Ray Sasser, Outdoors Editor, The Dallas Morning News
"A publication for anglers who want the very best in Alaska sportfishing"