Eat Arkansas

Gotta ask...Were you guys flyfishing?

Nah, man. Fishing bait on the Nushagak, lures on the Chuit and bait on the Kasilof.

I am but a novice. This is only my 2nd trip to AK, but my bf's 12th. Eager to learn, though.

Talk about being spoiled by big fish! You know it's all downhill from here right? ;)

What do you mean downhill???

I don't think so, Dude. I don't plan on ending my fishing trips to AK any time soon, if not relocating there permanently somewhere in my faraway dreams.

I can only improve and learn more about fishing, you see. Which is directly proportional to luck, weather, salmon runs, time of day, tide, moon phases, and ultimately, landing gigantic fish. It's really a simple relationship.

*Please note seething sarcasm*

Hmph. Downhill, my ass.

One of my first trout as a kid was a 22" rainbow on the North Fork...I thought all rainbows were supposed to be that way! lol
I've been flyfishing 25 years or so. Moved out to southern CO and fought the crowds on the Juan...and learned to love 6" brookies in the small streams as a result. I've never made it up to AK but will one day. I'm definately jealous!!!!

Of course all of this back and forth is under the WRONG post, but who cares about the little details? Finally, someone who wants to talk fish!

Let me tell you something: When you set the hook into of these bad-ass mofos (yes, I said that) and it takes your line out for 45 seconds or more and all you can do is wait until it mellows out, it's GAME ON.

When you see a salmon roll in the river (usually by spotting the dorsal fin) and you realize they're on their way upstream, while simultaneously fantasizing about nailing a 50 lb-er, it almost sends chills down your spine.

It's so thrilling, I can't accurately put it into words. Let's just face it. It's f*cking sweet.

Alright Jens, you know I am not much of a fisherperson so I will leave your discussion of the fishing alone.

However, did this restaurant have a fantastic "martini" list or a real martini list? If it doesn't have vermouth, how can you call it a martini? An alcoholic beverage in a cocktail glass does not a martini make!

I love the presentation on those crab legs.

Joel

I must admit, I wasn't really checking out the martini menu. I just know it was the only restaurant in town to advertise such a thing.

I'm not much a liqour consummer, so I begrudgingly have to say that I cannot properly answer your question. But from the looks of the place, the reputation, the service and the food itself, my guess would be that The Crossing more than likely keeps vermouth stocked on their shelves.

Wine list was fairly excellent, too. Lots of Rodney Strong available in that area.

You know I will gravitate to the cocktail list first and the wine list second. I also can get on a pretty high horse about the cocktail nomenclature. Glad that the wine list was good as that is such an important component of a restaurant.

Now that you are back, we need to check out some of the new places around here when you make it into town. Or we should have an Eat Arkansas picnic in August.