Alaska Outdoors Magazine: By Alaskans, For Alaskans, Or For Anyone Who Ever Dreampt About Alaska

My first summer outing in Alaska with my family was a drive-to-and-camp trip to McKinley Park in 1958. Notice I said McKinley Park. In those days, before the area was nationalized and called Denali, the park could be enjoyed by Alaskans.

Today's One Last Cast, Alaskans For Alaskans, is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book: https://adbl.co/2JFCNAN.

My return to Kokhanok was still a little early for salmon, but Dolly and rainbow fishing were supposed to be excellent, and they would be the target species.

I was accompanied by Alaska first-timers Mark Eaton, of the Utah Jazz, and his neighbor, John Beck. 

Today's One Last Cast, The Real Shore Lunch, is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book: https://adbl.co/2JFCNAN.

Matanuska River Park Trail system can rightly claim the shortest hiking trail in the largest state in the union. This trail system includes recently constructed paths as short as 45 yards. 

Today's One Last Cast, Trent Lewis and Clark Clawson, is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book.

Prior to the Great Alaska Earthquake, when Alaska was for Alaskans, the land along the shore of Turnagain Arm was as much as eight feet higher than it is now. 

Today's One Last Cast, Turnagain Tie Tragedy, is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book: https://adbl.co/2JFCNAN.

In Interior Alaska, on the Fish River, a little southeast of Nome, catch and release predated Trout Unlimited by centuries. 

Today's One Last Cast, The First Catch and Release, is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book.

Today's One Last Cast, Thanks to the Men, is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book.

This is perhaps my most memorable fishing cast. It prompted me to express gratitude to the men who taught me to fish and have a love for the outdoors.

Today's One Last Cast, Hi Ho Humpies, is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book.

While all of the guide's guests are limiting out on silvers Easten Swensen can't keep the humpies off his line.

Today's One Last Cast, Newspaper Salmon, is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book.

Today's podcast gives the best use for your local newspaper.

Today's One Last Cast, Spring Diggings is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book.

Is a clam happier at high tide or low tide. You'll find out in today podcast.

Today's One Last Cast, Shell's Silvers, is narrated by Larry Oblander, Narrator for One Last Cast audio book.

Shell Creek, at times, produces great silver fishing—this is one of them.