My wife caught her first fish ever, a silver, on the Little Susitna. Not a fly though, spinning gear and fish eggs. I can still hear her scream.
Money....we stayed with friends in Anchorage so no hotel expenses. They lent us a car.
We eat a lot of fish. Brought home a bunch of fresh salmon....waaay better tasting than the store bought farm raised stuff.
We also took a charter out of Whittier for halibut and rockfish. Very successful. In a sense, the amount of fish that we brought home paid for the trip. The retail cost would have been more than we spent on the trip.
Have used a fly rod and yarn combat fishing for reds on Bird Creek near Anchorage.
Last edited by PeteD; 01/25/20.
