Fishing for Arctic grayling in Alaska, 1950s @alaskafilmarchives
Fishing for Arctic grayling in Alaska, 1950s  @alaskafilmarchives
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Two men motor upstream in a canoe to fish for Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus), circa the 1950s. Arctic grayling are native to streams and rivers throughout most of Alaska.

Source & Format
Color, silent, 16mm film
Machetanz Collection (AAF-1135)
Alaska Film Archives

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Fishing for Arctic grayling in Alaska, 1950s

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