Anvik Lodge Alaska

[David L. Darnell]

my neighbor is going the last week they are open for fishing, he doesn’t tie, so I’d like to send some flies with him.

Got any suggestions what to tie for the last Salmon run (silvers I think)

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[gavin poppen]

My favorite flies for silvers….they hate pink with a vengance…

#1 Greg Coffey’s Sparkleminnow… size two…works best in slack or slow water on a floating line. Kinda like a wooly bugger but its profile is a lot different in the water…More of a baitfish or tube jig type look to it when the Angle hair body slims down in the water. Should be able to find the pattern online.

#2 is a Tom Hargrove’s string leach pattern..Black, Purple, or Pink..it only works well in current and its best fished on a sink tip…A Teeny 250 or 300 is usually my choice, but you may want to cut the heads back a bit to make for easier roll cast pickups.

Recipe..

Salmon hook, mount some big heavy eye balls on the front underside of the hook.

Secure a loop of 30lb or stronger braided line to the hook shank. It should extend about 1.5-2″ past the end of the hook shank.

Dub the body with some sparkly stuff, tie in two long rabbit strips on top of the hook, add a couple silicone rubber legs extending out either side, dub the head, tie off, and cement.

Clip the salmon hook off at the end of the shank and smooth it out with a file.

Cut the two rabbit strips to length…The fly should be about 4″ long..or longer..

Loop on a Gamakatsu Octopus Stinger hook…size 2 or 4 or whatever you like.

[Curtis Bias]

Let me give my brother a call. He lived in Alska for a few years. He fishes there with a motley crew of professional guides and pals around with a fisheries biologist on the Kenai river, in the salt out of Homer, and in Kodiak Alaska. He recently moved to Boise Idaho to work,

[Curtis Bias]

I also wanted to add that he said the fly shops up there are fairly inexpensive. Fly fishing is just regular fishing for these guys. You might want to tell him he can easily stock up before he goes or buy some things off of craigslist in Alaska. My brother picked up a SAge rod and reel and fly line for a very low price while he was there. He bought it from a guy that was leaving the state off craigslist in Anchorage. Just sayin’-

[Karlin Bilcher]

Keep it simple.  These fish don’t see a ton of pressure and spend the majority of their lives in the ocean.  

Pink, chartreuse, purple – String Leeches, Zonkers, Buggers on stout hooks.  Flash fly’s.  When I am in the mood I twist up a few marabou popsicle style fly’s.  The pulsing action of these fly’s draws strikes sometimes when nothing else will.  I would not be without a few Polly Wogs or Gurglers in hot pink.

Enjoy.
Kb    

[mark gay]

#2 Dolly LLama >Black & White, Chartruese & White, Olive & White, Pink & White.

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