Heather Lee

1 week ago | huntalaskamagazine.com | Heather Lee

Game processing starts long before your wild harvest hits the freezer. Our Editors’ Choice gear is built to handle meat with power, precision, and flavor in mind. See what made the cut this year. Proper game processing is key to making the most of your harvest. Not only does it help preserve flavor and texture, but it also ensures food safety from the start. With the right tools, you can minimize waste, avoid contamination, and store your meat for the long haul.

1 week ago | fishalaskamagazine.com | Heather Lee

Scent Striker has a big year planned when it comes to new products. They are adding three new colors to the Vortaks rotating bullet-head lineup—dark blue, dark green, and glow. These new colors inspired three new mylar Skirted Vortaks models—Shooting Star, Solar Flare, and Fire Fly. In the silicone-rubber models, the new options are Lingcod, Rainbow, and Stickleback.

1 week ago | fishalaskamagazine.com | Heather Lee

Powers Land Brokerage’s Owner and Broker, Charlie Powers, has been involved in the Alaska lodging business for several decades. He owned his own lodge on Kodiak Island for six years and also served as a Vice President for Land and Resources at Koniag, the Kodiak Island Regional Native Corporation. Charlie’s experience motivated him to start Panacea, a real estate brokerage with the mission to give lodge owners the best opportunity to retire with a seamless, well-executed sale.

2 weeks ago | fishalaskamagazine.com | Heather Lee

The best fly rod and reel combo for Kenai River trout fishing isn’t easy to find, but after years of trial, error, and luck, one setup finally stood out. Blog and photos by Nick Ohlrich Choosing the right trout fly rod and fly line combo can be tricky. We live in a world with many options and no shortage of data. No matter the amount of research you do, the choice boils down to personal preference, which is an opinion. So, here’s my opinion.

2 weeks ago | fishalaskamagazine.com | Heather Lee

Alaska pike are a thrilling sport fish—and a serious ecological threat in the wrong waters. While native in parts of the state, illegally introduced northern pike have devastated salmon and trout populations in others, forcing aggressive management efforts. There, in the shallows, just off the fringes of a weed bed, a dark shape looms, its substantial girth that of a good-sized submerged tree trunk.