If you are planning a trip to Alaska to fish for Arctic char, a 6 or 7-weight rod would be your best choice. If I know the river has a population of big char, I go with the 7-weight.

Bar Crudo (603 Bush St., at Stockton, S.F.; 415-956-0396), which has been serving char since it opened 2 1/2 years ago, offers the fish as a crudo sampling, topping fresh raw cubes of the arctic ...

When a char hits, things get exciting. "All hell breaks loose when he heads for the middle of the river," Magie said. 'You'd want a minimum of 150 yards of backing on your line. The real big ones ...

Pacific salmon in the Canadian Arctic highlight a range‐expansion pathway for sub‐Arctic fishes. Global Change Biology, 2024; 30 (6) DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17353 ...