Information: The Gulkana River is a river in south-central Alaska. It was designated one of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers in 1980 and is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Its length runs 47 miles from Paxson Lake to Sourdough.[1]The Gulkana River flows out of a large Paxson Lake. A clearwater stream provides fishing for rainbow trout and grayling, as well as salmon on the lower river. The Gulkana is one of Alaska's most popular sport-fishing rivers. It is an important king and red salmon spawning stream. The river flows through wild country affording views of the Wrangell Mountains. This major recreation river is a 'Wild & Scenic River.'[1] The river is also popular with canoeists and river rafters. A float trip down the Gulkana may take 4 or 5 days.[2]
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Every year, usually beginning around mid-June, I head south from Fairbanks to the highly popular Gulkana River. This past season was no different—except for one thing—I had a boatful of fish-hungry Texans who were more than anxious to get on the river and begin catching their bounty of king and sockeye salmon.
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