Alaska is a paradise for sport fishing enthusiasts, boasting over 3 million natural lakes. Anglers flock to the 49th state each summer seeking a trophy-worthy catch surrounded by unspoiled wilderness.

There are only five seal populations worldwide that live year-round in freshwater habitats. The Baikal seal, probably the most well-known, lives in the deepest, oldest lake in the world, 1,600 ...

Iliamna Lake harbor seals, members of one of the world's five freshwater seal populations, rest on the ice surface of Alaska's biggest lake in this undated photo. Their ability to live in an ...