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Unhinged Alaska: Helpful tips for those contemplating a high seas cruise

I recently received a few emails referencing timely tips that I’ve offered over the years concerning ocean cruising.…

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Unhinged Alaska: Sometimes they come back

I’m sure that most of you have memories that make you smile, scratch your grumpy side, or are…

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Unhinged Alaska: March madness is not all about basketball

It felt as though we were trekking through a deep freeze utopia as my wife and I moseyed…

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Unhinged Alaska: You are never that far from home

We all have certain memories or thoughts of times and places that provide us with an internal source…

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Unhinged Alaska: The dawn of winter

During the Code 3 pursuit, I noticed that I could see my vitriol firing breath which was a…

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Unhinged Alaska: Get Ready

It looks as though some early deep freeze history may be about to repeat itself

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Reeling ‘Em In: Labor Day Weekend had a bit of a temper this year

Labor Day weekend was a bit temperamental this year.

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Reeling ‘Em In: Storms make for poor to passable fishing

Well, did you enjoy swimming through the atmosphere last Friday and deluge Saturday?

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Reeling ‘Em In: Giving fishing tips in a town of know-it-alls

I’ve often been asked if it’s challenging writing a fishing column in a hamlet where much of the…

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Reeling ‘Em In: Smoking silvers and other fishing techniques

Since we have received several inquiries lately about smoking silvers, this looks like an excellent time to offer…

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Reeling ‘Em In: Starting to see silvers

Now that the silvers are just starting to nose into our local streams, we have received several emails…

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Reeling ‘Em In: An addiction to fishing

Over the years, I’ve been queried by the clueless, “What the #*%^ is so addicting about fishing? You…

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Reeling ‘Em In: Salmon fishing tips and tricks

The rumors are true. Last week the fishing lagoon was issuing coho like a loaded Pez dispenser along…