Alaska is a vast and diverse natural resource offering
a broad, and often, bewildering assortment of sport fishing vacationing options.
There are many fine fishing establishments and guiding services to pick from,
but it's important to keep a few basic facts in mind:
- If you are looking for professional, talented, knowledgeable, and proven
guides; realize there are only a handful who can aptly be described as
a 'Fishing Master'.
- There are very few guides who actually think like a fish 'no matter
how weird it gets' (read Ballad of Captain Hay
for clarification)
- Very few have ever had a happy guest compose a ballad as a celebration
of their fishing success!
- The best guides are professionals who are seriously focused on converting
fishing opportunities into success stories.
- Certain Alaska regions enjoy consistently better fishing opportunities
than others.
One professional guide and Alaska sportfishing guru,
I personally know, who fulfills the wish-list of desirable guiding qualities
is Captain Dennis Hay, and Pelican, Alaska, his home, is one of the 'best
kept secrets' amongst anglers in-the-know of where to enjoy truly remarkable
Alaska fishing action.
Fish Galore!