An Alaska Flyfisher's Odyssey: Seeking a Life of Drag-Free Drift in the Land of the Midnight Sun

If you're ready to live as a diehard flyfisher in the land of the midnight sun, you'd better be prepared to endure several long months of midnight … Set against the backdrop of a life spent in the latitudes of the Far North, this engaging memoir follows the author's journey as he casts about in search of arctic grayling, rainbow trout, and the ultimate truths in life. Narrated with a deep appreciation for nature's rhythms, Daniel's existential pursuit of a "drag-free drift" borrows from the analogous concept in fly fishing, where one's line is mended as necessary to facilitate a fly's natural flow with the current, free from external and manipulative forces. Whether you're interested in examining life's most important relationships through the lens of a fly fisherman, or simply want to experience Alaska's most wondrous fishing locales, An Alaska Flyfisher's Odyssey will transport you to heart of the 49th state, underscoring the value of a life lived through the flyfisher's perspective. After completing his stint as a fly-fishing guide in Katmai, Daniel Hoffman graduated from the University of Alaska with a degree in Wildlife Biology. He then shifted gears to begin a career in law enforcement, ultimately serving 20 years with the Fairbanks Police Department where he retired as Chief of Police in 2009. When he is not fishing or writing, Daniel enjoys addressing business groups on the topics of risk management and developmental leadership. Reflecting the principles in this book, Dan's presentations are framed through his flyfisher's orientation.

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An Alaska Flyfisher's Odyssey: Seeking a Life of Drag-Free Drift in the Land of the Midnight Sun

If you're ready to live as a diehard flyfisher in the land of the midnight sun, you'd better be prepared to endure several long months of midnight … Set against the backdrop of a life spent in the latitudes of the Far North, this engaging memoir follows the author's journey as he casts about in search of arctic grayling, rainbow trout, and the ultimate truths in life. Narrated with a deep appreciation for nature's rhythms, Daniel's existential pursuit of a "drag-free drift" borrows from the analogous concept in fly fishing, where one's line is mended as necessary to facilitate a fly's natural flow with the current, free from external and manipulative forces. Whether you're interested in examining life's most important relationships through the lens of a fly fisherman, or simply want to experience Alaska's most wondrous fishing locales, An Alaska Flyfisher's Odyssey will transport you to heart of the 49th state, underscoring the value of a life lived through the flyfisher's perspective. After completing his stint as a fly-fishing guide in Katmai, Daniel Hoffman graduated from the University of Alaska with a degree in Wildlife Biology. He then shifted gears to begin a career in law enforcement, ultimately serving 20 years with the Fairbanks Police Department where he retired as Chief of Police in 2009. When he is not fishing or writing, Daniel enjoys addressing business groups on the topics of risk management and developmental leadership. Reflecting the principles in this book, Dan's presentations are framed through his flyfisher's orientation.

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An Alaska Flyfisher's Odyssey: Seeking a Life of Drag-Free Drift in the Land of the Midnight Sun

An Alaska Flyfisher's Odyssey: Seeking a Life of Drag-Free Drift in the Land of the Midnight Sun

by Daniel Hoffman
An Alaska Flyfisher's Odyssey: Seeking a Life of Drag-Free Drift in the Land of the Midnight Sun

An Alaska Flyfisher's Odyssey: Seeking a Life of Drag-Free Drift in the Land of the Midnight Sun

by Daniel Hoffman

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If you're ready to live as a diehard flyfisher in the land of the midnight sun, you'd better be prepared to endure several long months of midnight … Set against the backdrop of a life spent in the latitudes of the Far North, this engaging memoir follows the author's journey as he casts about in search of arctic grayling, rainbow trout, and the ultimate truths in life. Narrated with a deep appreciation for nature's rhythms, Daniel's existential pursuit of a "drag-free drift" borrows from the analogous concept in fly fishing, where one's line is mended as necessary to facilitate a fly's natural flow with the current, free from external and manipulative forces. Whether you're interested in examining life's most important relationships through the lens of a fly fisherman, or simply want to experience Alaska's most wondrous fishing locales, An Alaska Flyfisher's Odyssey will transport you to heart of the 49th state, underscoring the value of a life lived through the flyfisher's perspective. After completing his stint as a fly-fishing guide in Katmai, Daniel Hoffman graduated from the University of Alaska with a degree in Wildlife Biology. He then shifted gears to begin a career in law enforcement, ultimately serving 20 years with the Fairbanks Police Department where he retired as Chief of Police in 2009. When he is not fishing or writing, Daniel enjoys addressing business groups on the topics of risk management and developmental leadership. Reflecting the principles in this book, Dan's presentations are framed through his flyfisher's orientation.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781591522935
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Publication date: 08/01/2021
Pages: 176
Sales rank: 1,021,215
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

After completing his stint as a fly-fishing guide in Katmai, Daniel Hoffman graduated from the University of Alaska with a degree in Wildlife Biology. He then shifted gears to begin a career in law enforcement, ultimately serving 20 years with the Fairbanks Police Department where he retired as Chief of Police in 2009. When he’s not fishing or writing, Daniel enjoys addressing business groups on topics of risk management and developmental leadership. Reflecting the principles in this book, Dan’s presentations are framed through his flyfisher’s orientation.

Table of Contents

Foreword Kelly Bostian, former Managing Editor of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and longtime outdoors writer vii

Introduction xi

Map 1 Central Alaska xiv

Part I In Search of Flowing Waters: The Seasons of Alaska 1

Chapter 1 Winter 3

Chapter 2 Spring 11

Chapter 3 Summer 19

Chapter 4 Fall 29

Part II Childhood and the Family Sales Job: A Bait-and-Switch Campaign at its Finest 39

Chapter 5 Early Stream School 41

Chapter 6 A Lakeside Interval 51

Chapter 7 My Alaskan Evolution 59

Chapter 8 A Katmai Conversion: Coming Full Circle 69

Part III Life … and its Most Special of Places 79

Chapter 9 Friendships, and the "Go-To" Flies in my Box 81

Map 2 Fairbanks/Interior 90

Chapter 10 Special Places #1: My Grayling Home Water 91

Chapter 11 The Curse of Gainful Employment, and the Work of Stripping Streamers 101

Map 3 Kenai Peninsula 110

Chapter 12 Special Places #2: The Kenai Peninsula 111

Chapter 13 Marriage as Dry-Dropper Rig: Do You Know Which Fly You Are? 119

Chapter 14 Special Places #3: Katmai 129

Map 4 Katmai 130

Part IV In Comfortable Waders 141

Chapter 15 Seeking a Life of Drag-Free Drift: Mending When Necessary to Keep it All Together 143

Chapter 16 True Catch-and-Release: Seizing Gratitude, and Letting Go of Self-imposed Limitations 155

About the Author 162

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