For all the advantages of returning to his Oklahoma roots, there won’t be a lot of opportunities for Paul Atkins to catch chum salmon like he did back in Kotzebue, Alaska. Fishing was “one of my favorite things to do,” Atkins says of his two-plus-decades there. “So much so that it’s hard not to break out the rod and reel before setting camp.” (LEW PAGEL) 20
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