StreamerintermediateAlaska
Alaskabou
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Alaska Fly Fishing Goods
Matched on Alaska, streamer flies, salmon. Alaska-specific fly shop with fly categories for trout, char, grayling, salmon, and steelhead.
Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on streamer flies, salmon, broad catalog. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
Orvis Fly Catalog
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The Alaskabou is a fly made almost entirely of marabou, which means it breathes and pulses in the current like something that is simultaneously alive and deeply uncertain about its future. King salmon, who by the time they reach freshwater are not technically feeding, nevertheless find this pulsing mass of feathers irritating enough to eat. The logic of salmon fishing is no logic at all, and the Alaskabou embraces this fully.
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Where to Fish It
Kenai River
AK · Salmon River
Bristol Bay rivers
AK · Salmon River
Alagnak River
AK · Salmon River
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