This is a quote from Joan Salvato Wulff the famous president of the Wulff Casting School and Royal Wulff, Inc. It is as true today as it was back then. The concern about weather delays is very applicable to Alaskan fishing conditions.

Always be prepared for the worst to happen. You should always have reading material. One paperback book is as much as I want to carry. I don’t want to carry heavy books, or lots of them, on a trip when I’m going fishing. And then if things go bad you just make the best of it. I’ve been in Boca Paila for six days of wind, when the fishing just wasn’t any good. So you enjoy the company and you play cards or you read or you walk the beaches. You know, the places that we go to fly fish are usually wonderful places, so just because you can’t fish or the fishing is not so good, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it.We have too many people coming in who think you can buy fly-fishing. That’s the whole thing that’s happening with this explosion. We’re going to get lots of people in there who don’t belong. And so they do get their noses out to joint.You so need to know that where you’re going will produce the services that they say they will. You should always have a recommendation, one way or another. Either from your travel agent, who should know, or from someone who’s been there. Ask for a previous client’s name and number, so you can get firsthand information. 

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