Author

David Atcheson

Dave Atcheson is the Alaska special projects assistant for Trout Unlimited. He is also the author of several books, including Hidden Alaska, Dead Reckoning, and…

  • River Champions

    Tony Lewis: A Champion for kid’s fishing

    tony lewis grip and grin

    After a grueling year, most teachers look forward to the end of the school year and a much-needed rest with a great deal of relief and anticipation.   Stream champion Tony Lewis, however, gladly extends his school year, spearheading the popular weeklong Kenai Peninsula TU Youth Flyfishing Camp.  “It may seem counterintuitive,” he says, “but…

  • Science

    Striving to learn more about steelhead

    Alaska TU chapters expand knowledge of steelhead on Kenai Peninsula There are many reasons steelhead, that coveted and often illusive quarry, have captured the imaginations of anglers for so long. Perhaps it’s their large size and the almost inconceivable power they exhibit as they bolt upstream, melting line from your reel in unimagined fury. Perhaps…