The small community of Anchor Point, Alaska, has always enjoyed being the "destination point" for visiting sport fishermen. The Anchor River and lower Cook Inlet is world renown for their excellent salmon, trout and halibut sport fisheries. Although the sport fisheries will remain the largest attraction to this rural community, only recently, a new, professionally designed golf course has become operational in order to provide additional recreational opportunities for visitors and local residents alike.
On Thursday, additional recreational opportunities become available to those visiting the area. It is believed, this attraction is the first of it's kind in Alaska. It is believed that this new opportunity will become very popular for those desiring to participate as well as those who will simply enjoy viewing the participants.
On Thursday, under sunny and near calm sea conditions, those fishermen that participated in the late run marine troll fishery for King Salmon was pleasantly surprised by this new attraction. Although, those fishermen that troll for the large King Salmon in the shallow waters north of Anchor Point found the fishery to be very slow, none of them returned to the beach disappointed with a few even forgetting that they were suppose to be fishing.
As the opening of the new attraction spread by "word of mouth" throughout the lower Kenai Peninsula, the Alaska State Troopers had to reinforce their daily patrols to control the traffic congestion created by the new recreational outlet. Having always been a favorite viewing area for soaring eagles, visitors to this area will now have additional viewing opportunities with the opening of the Whiskey Gulch Nude Beaches. Members of the local Anchor Point Chamber or Commerce nor the Mayor of Anchor Point could be reached for comment as they were enjoying the sunny weather and sandy beaches of Whiskey Gulch.