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Thinking about salmon fishing in Alaska?

Have you heard the one about the 220,000 30-pounder Chinooks swimming past a camp site...?

Actually it isn't a joke - it happened for real in 2004 on the Nushagak river in the Bristol Bay area in Alaska - and in 2005 even more were expected to make the journey!

Admittedly no one knows how many were 30-pounders and how many smaller or bigger, but it is not uncommon for King Salmon (as Chinooks are known in Alaska) to weigh in at over 30 pounds. Many tip the scale at 70 pounds and some even weigh much more.

The Bristol Bay area offers many rivers suitable for fishing King Salmon, including the Togiak, Alagnak and Naknek.

However, the 275 miles long Nushagak river with its numerous tributaries, spectacular scenery and impressive diversity of river characteristics is considered the king of King Salmon rivers.

While you will find nearly every fish species of the Bristol Bay area in the Nushagak river, it is for the huge but short King Salmon run during June and July that anglers from all over the world visit this waterway for salmon fishing in Alaska.

Anglers can expect to catch a dozen or more King Salmon per day, and some catch far more than 100 per week.

With 19 hours of daylight during the salmon season, and many contests between you and a 30-pound salmon determined to get away, you are likely to give out long before there's nothing more to catch!

How successful you will be of course depends on many factors, not all of them entirely predictable. It usually helps to set yourself up with a guide who knows the area, and who is familiar with the King Salmon's habits.

If you were to ask your guide about the King Salmon's movements, you will likely be told that the mature King Salmon return from the Pacific to their home streams. <

How they locate the right stream is quite a mystery, but King Salmon are known to have a highly developed sense of smell. They can detect one drop of water from their home stream in 250 gallons of sea water!

They will then often lurk for a while at tributary mouths until conditions are just right to move further upstream.

Of course, if you visit the Nushagak river for your salmon fishing in Alaska, you won't be restricted to King Salmon!

Silver Salmon, Pink Salmon, and large schools of Sockeye Salmon can also be found on this river, and many anglers seem to have the best salmon fishing experience when catching the aggressive and acrobatic Silver Salmon!

So, if this convinces you to aim for the Bristol Bay area next season, be sure to book timely as most camps fill up early!

For more information visit http://www.fishing-things.com.

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After the first few days of playing with your new pup, the issue of what name to give the little fellow inevitably follows.

Besides being fun, selecting a name for your puppy can have important consequences, both on the puppys future behavior and your own relationship with him (and even your neighbors and friends).

There are seven things to consider before finalizing your choice:

You want a degree of individuality to the name when you call his name in a public place, you want him to be the only dog that has that name. So its usually best to avoid names like Fido or Spot.

It is generally thought that names comprised of two syllables are the best. A one syllable name may result in the dog becoming confused often. For example, if her name is Lass, shell likely misunderstand whenever she hears the word last or rhyming words such as glass. Similarly, some one syllable names sound like common dog commands, so calling him Hail might sound to him like the command heal, while the name Noah is very confusing with No.

On the other hand, names with too many syllables can be hard for a pup to learn. If the name is too long or difficult to say, the puppy may get confused or lose interest. And you want the name to be one that is easy for you and your family to say. Remember, when calling the puppy, to use an upbeat and gentle voice, so that the pup associates good feelings with the sound of his name and is therefore more likely to respond when called.

Of course there are a number of other factors that can come into play. Your cute little Labrador puppy will grow into quite a large adult, so you dont want to call him Tiny (unless you like the irony). Its best also to give it a few days before finalizing the dogs name, so you have time to learn a bit about his personality. Many dog owners like to name their pups after a particular character trait observed, like Frisky or Moody. But remember that your playful, excitable puppy may as an adult be fairly docile, depending upon his breed, and so naming him Fireball may not suit his adult personality.

Some people like to name the new pup after an event, so if for example the dog was born on Easter Friday, she might be called Easter. Similarly, some folks prefer to name the dog based on the dogs breed, so an Irish Setter might be given an Irish name like Liam, and a French Poodle could be called Marie.

Of course, you should select a name that you will be proud to call out in public. Naming him Satan or Bozo can lead to embarrassment and raised eyebrows when you are calling him at the local park.

If you have children, its a really good idea to let them participate in the naming of the new pet, as it may help instill in them a sense of responsibility for the care of the dog if they helped name her.

In case you are interested, the most popular names for male dogs last year were Max, Buddy, Jake, Rocky, Bailey, Buster, Cody, Charlie, Bear and Jack. For female dogs, the list is Molly, Maggie, Daisy, Lucy, Sadie, Ginger, Chloe, Bailey, Sophie and Zoe. It is interesting how all 10 of the female names comply with our 2 syllable recommendation, while only 6 of the male names do.

Once you have finally chosen the name for your dog, you should start calling him his name regularly in order that he becomes used to it and will then respond when called. As previously stated, try to call him by his new name only when you are giving him affection, playing with him, etc. By doing so, hell learn to like his new name and will be much more likely in future to respond to it than if he comes to associate it with being scolded or with irritation in your voice.

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