| Think of Alaska and you picture cold winters, | | | | Salmon is one of the healthiest of fish to eat, with |
| stunning summers and salmon angling. Okay, you | | | | high levels of protein as well as omega-3 fatty acids |
| probably think of other things as well, but Alaska | | | | which are good for lowering your cholesterol. Of |
| angling is all about salmon. | | | | course, another benefit to eating salmon is its taste - |
| When you think of salmon, the first place you think | | | | and this fish is served in many different preparations, |
| of is Alaska. This northernmost state is nearly | | | | from smoked to fresh to cured in brine. |
| synonymous with salmon, both the catching of the | | | | Alaska angling salmon is still very legal and pretty |
| fish and the smoking/eating of it. When you want to | | | | much unrestricted for the sport fisherman, as the |
| have some really spectacular fish, you'll order the | | | | salmon population here is not in danger. The Kenai |
| Alaskan salmon - and when you want to have a | | | | River, a river located on the Kenai Peninsula, is a |
| really spectacular angling trip, you can go to Alaska to | | | | perfect tourist and recreational area in which to fish |
| fish for salmon. Alaska angling salmon trips are a | | | | for king salmon. Many different angling guide |
| great way to explore this most unusual of the US | | | | companies offer trips to their own favorite or |
| states. | | | | reserved areas, so you are not stuck battling many |
| Salmon is the name of several species of fish, all | | | | other people for the perfect salmon angling spot. |
| coming from the same family: Salmonidae (curiously, | | | | Silver and sockeye salmon are also available in this |
| some of the other species in this family are named | | | | angling area, and angling packages including such |
| trout). Salmon are unique in that they are born in | | | | amenities as guided boat trips, cabins, meals and |
| freshwater, but migrate to salt water later in life; | | | | even fish packaging and shipping are available to |
| only to return to the freshwater to spawn | | | | fishermen looking for a vacation here. |
| (reproduce). This type of water migration is known | | | | Alaska is the perfect place to find abundant salmon |
| as being anadromous. Salmon levels in the oceans are | | | | to satisfy your angling desires, as well as a great |
| slowly dwindling due to massive amounts of angling, | | | | place for your next relaxing angling trip. Plan to spend |
| however in the Pacific Ocean off of Alaska and | | | | a week or two here, enjoying the great outdoors |
| British Columbia, these fish are still quite populous. | | | | and the angling fun and the action of your dreams. |