"@(Peter A. Collin)rochester.rr.com" ""pcollin\"@(Peter A.
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Hello All,

I am planning a trip to Fairbanks, Alaska this summer. I am making a
camparatively cheap trip because my buddy lives there. He is a big
hunter, but I get the feeling he is not a huge fly fishierman.

Now, I am not necessarily concerned with getting high profile species.
I would be happy to get Dolly Varden, grayling, pike and lakers, but
wouldn't rule out sea run fish and rainbows. Can anybody recommend some
good fishing, or at least give an overall impression of the fishing
within a day's drive from Fairbanks?

Pete Collin

Pete,

Drive out to the Chena River, northeast of Fairbanks. The Chena provided an
afternoon's entertainment for Cindy and I a few years ago and its only about
an hour away on good (paved) roads. Lots of grayling, a few trout, saw my
first wild salmon, and a few mooses. We saw one other fisherman in about 5
hours. Pretty little river.

Danl