Alaska is one of the world’s foremost fishing destinations. In the waters of Alaska salmon, trout, and halibut are abundant. This slot game will bring that fishing experience to life on your screen. Salmon and trout serve as symbols in this game. The other symbols consist of fishing tackle, a reel, a boat, and a plane. There is a first prize trophy in the reels as well. You see not only humans fishing in this game, but both bear and eagles that are native to Alaska. In this game the games logo serves as the wild symbol, your tackle box is the scatter symbol. The fisherman serves as a bonus symbol in this game.

In this theme the reels are set under water. The buttons used to operate the game feature fish icons. The symbols in this game are truly stunning; in photographic realism they seem to come alive on the screen. All of the symbols in the game have associated animations when they are part of a winning combination. These animations take the form of short video clips that really bring the experience of fishing in Alaska to your computer screen. You will also see the eagle snatching fish out of the water in its talons. As well the king salmon is depicted swimming under the water, suddenly leaping from the surface.

This game operates on the 243 ways to win system. What this means is that a symbol can occupy any position on the reels and still count as a part of a winning combination. With this game you can choose between one and ten coins. The payouts in this game are based on the payout table multiplied by the number of coins that are bet. The total number of coins bet can be multiplied by thirty. Then when a bonus win is achieved they are multiplied by the total bet. Alaskan fishing offers three different coin values, .01, .02, and .05. The payout on a win is converted to credits by multiplying the coins won by the denomination of the coins.

The fisherman will appear on reels one and five triggering the fly fishing bonus round. In this round the player is taken on an adventure to an Alaskan river with snowcapped mountains in on the backdrop. To play this round you will pick five individual spots in the river. When you pick a spot the fisherman casts there and pulls out a fish. The payout depends on how big your fish is. The smallest fish double your payout while the largest offers a payout that is fifteen times the total bet.

Three or more tackle boxes trigger a free spin round. You receive 15 free spins in this round and all the payouts are doubled. You can retrigger free spin rounds. The fly fishing bonus round can also be triggered during free spins. Further three or more tackle boxes offer scatter payouts.

Pros:

  • Amazing graphics
  • Amazing animations
  • 243 ways to win

Cons:

  • No progressive jackpot
  • Low fixed jackpots