Video: Chasing the Tarpon of the North
The waters of the wild Brooks Range are home to some of the most thrilling sportfish on the planet.
“The real draw on the Kobuk, aside from it being a remote beautiful river, is it’s got the best run of sheefish in the state of Alaska and maybe in the world!”
This short video highlights the ‘Tarpon of the North’, one of the many sport fishing opportunities made possible by the clean, cold waters of the wild Brooks Range. Anglers from across Alaska and all over the country include the Kobuk River on their bucket lists, largely because of these sheefish – one of the most exhilarating and unique species to target on the fly.
“They can push to over 40. It’s exciting when you get a 20-pound, 30-pound fish slam your streamer mid strip… There’s nothing quite like that!”
However, the proposed Ambler Road, a 211-mile private-only industrial corridor that would require nearly 3,000 river and stream crossings, could forever alter the habitats of fish like these and eliminate the allure of places like this.
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