The Salvelinus, The Sockeye, and the Egg-Sucking Leech

Glen R. Alsworth, Jr, is a 3rd generation Alaskan bush pilot. He is deeply rooted in the Bristol Bay region having an Aleut grandmother Mary Alsworth and a grandfather 'Babe' Alsworth who was a legendary aviator. Glen grew up in the remote village of Port Alsworth, named after his grandparents who homesteaded there in the early 40s, and he has lived there his entire life. He developed a love for the outdoors, fishing, and flying while he was just a child and found his passion for photography as a young adult. Most days from May through early October, Glen is in the air flying a small plane Dickerson began writing freelance for various fly-fishing and outdoor magazines. He has written fantasy novels, historical fiction, and critical studies of works by Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, focusing on their spiritual and environmental concerns. He eventually wove together the ecological thread and the trout and fly-fishing threads in several books, including the Heartstreams series.

Part I: The Salvelinus, the Sockeye, and a Diverse Watershed
Prologue: How Stories Change Us 21.
Alaska’s Salvelinus at the End of a Line: A Note from an Author and Angler: 12
A Primer on Char 12
Geography and Scope: The Bristol Bay Drainage 182.
Spawning Sockeye: Abundance and Diversity in the Bristol Bay Drainage 22
Of Sockeye and Caddisflies, Both in Great Numbers 26
The Importance of Geologic and Genetic Diversity: A Conversation with Dr. Schindler 313.
First Encounters with Bristol Bay, Alaska’ s Salvelinus, and the Egg-Sucking Leech 43
Foul Hooked 45
The Egg-Sucking Leech 52
The Beautiful but Tragic Life of a North American Immigrant 55
One Way to Study Char 61
Photographs 64-72

Part I: The Salvelinus, the Sockeye, and a Diverse Watershed
Prologue: How Stories Change Us 21.
Alaska’s Salvelinus at the End of a Line: A Note from an Author and Angler: 12
A Primer on Char 12
Geography and Scope: The Bristol Bay Drainage 182.
Spawning Sockeye: Abundance and Diversity in the Bristol Bay Drainage 22
Of Sockeye and Caddisflies, Both in Great Numbers 26
The Importance of Geologic and Genetic Diversity: A Conversation with Dr. Schindler 313.First Encounters with Bristol Bay, Alaska’ s Salvelinus, and the Egg-Sucking Leech 43
Foul Hooked 45
The Egg-Sucking Leech 52
The Beautiful but Tragic Life of a North American Immigrant 55
One Way to Study Char 61
Photographs 64-72
Part II: Days on the Water: Experiences of Abundance and Diversity
4. The Koktuli and the Chulitna: Of Footprints, Rivers, and the Start of a Friendship 74
The South Fork of the Koktuli River (and the Pebble Mine) 79
South Fork of the Koktuli, Revisited (Again and Again) 84
Chulitna Bay Pike 915.
Katmai National Park and Preserve: More Tiles in the Mosaic 98
The Alagnak Drainage: of Big Winds and Big ’ Bows (and also more Dollies) 99
The Naknek Drainage: Famous Rivers and Small Unnamed Streams 1096.
Lake Clark National Park as a Classroom (and the Oft-Overlooked Grayling) 115
Grayling: The Oft Overlooked Character 121
Unicorns 126
Part III. Education, Economies, and an Epilogue 7.
Casting Flies and Asking Questions 132
Baby Brown Bears, and Big, Line-Breaking ’ Bows 133
A Different Economy 1388.
A Fool Standing in the Rain 147
Epilogue: A Thin Blue Line 153
Works Cited 157
About the Author 159
About the Photographer 162
Part II: Days on the Water: Experiences of Abundance and Diversity
4.The Koktuli and the Chulitna: Of Footprints, Rivers, and the Start of a Friendship 74
The South Fork of the Koktuli River (and the Pebble Mine) 79
South Fork of the Koktuli, Revisited (Again and Again) 84
Chulitna Bay Pike 915.
Katmai National Park and Preserve: More Tiles in the Mosaic 98
The Alagnak Drainage: of Big Winds and Big ’ Bows (and also more Dollies) 99
The Naknek Drainage: Famous Rivers and Small Unnamed Streams 1096.
Lake Clark National Park as a Classroom (and the Oft-Overlooked Grayling) 115
Grayling: The Oft Overlooked Character 121
Unicorns 126
Part III. Education, Economies, and an Epilogue7.Casting Flies and Asking Questions 132
Baby Brown Bears, and Big, Line-Breaking ’ Bows 133
A Different Economy 1388.A Fool Standing in the Rain 147
Epilogue: A Thin Blue Line 153
Works Cited 157
About the Author 159
About the Photographer 162