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42 FISHING ON THE EDGE
Camping out in British Columbia’s Queen Charlotte Islands for giant salmon and 100-pound halibut is an extreme adventure stretching more than just your fishing skills.
20 SKILLS YOU NEED
How to fish naked and avoid shark attacks (and repair tooth-holes in your kayak if you don’t) are just some of the things you’ll learn from our complete guide to the kayak fishing skills that the other complete guides left out.
2009 FISHING KAYAK BUYER’S GUIDE
No matter where you fish, what you fish for or what your budget is, our unlimited annual guide to fishing kayaks has the best boat for you: 137 kayaks from 34 companies, plus what’s new and hot for 2009.
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Departments EDITOR’S ANGLE
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Inner-city kayak fishing reveals secret stash.
CHATTER
Your love letters to kayak fishing; surf landings explained; what is a pig ring?
Giant cobia, muskie and striper personal bests, an eight-year-old’s tournament- winner and a naval commander.
BUZZBAIT
PROFILE: God Almighty made rivers; Drew Gregory fishes them // CONSERVATION: California salmon anglers rethink catch-and-release // TOURNAMENTS: Winners’ tips for beating powerboat pros // GEAR: Best new waterproof point-and-shoots and mini videocams // BONUS: The world according to carp.
LIP GRIPPER 20
RIGGING: Fish deep for salmon and lake trout with this micro downrigger setup, by Allen Sansano // SKILLS: Learn the river rock broach and keep your eyes on the fish, by Jeff Little // EATING: Catch, photograph and roast—our first in a series of anglers’ food faves // TACTICS: Spring skills to fish bucktails for stripers, work the weeds for pike, hook into baby tarpon and drag tubes for pre-spawn river smallmouth.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Insider fishing and event reports from 10 regions around the continent.
TRAILER
Soul fishing for Eastern Sierra trout, Paul Lebowitz takes the measure of his obsession.
ON THE COVER: QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, BRITISH COLUMBIA / PADDLER: LUCIAN GIZEL / PHOTO: TIM SHUFF PHOTO THIS PAGE: TIM SHUFF
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