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Alaska

Alevin

$5.50

Available Sizes#8 - #12
Color Variations
Silver/Orange YolkOlive/Orange YolkNatural/Pink Yolk

An alevin is a baby salmon that still has its lunch money attached -- the orange yolk sac that sustains it for the first days of life. Trout and char eat them with the casual cruelty of nature, hovering over gravel beds and picking off the defenseless hatchlings like they are hors d'oeuvres at a cocktail party. This tiny fly imitates that brief, doomed stage of life with unsettling accuracy.

Quick Facts

TypeBaitfish
Difficultyadvanced
SeasonsSpring
Target SpeciesRainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Char
Sizes#8 - #12
Best LocationsKenai River, AK; Bristol Bay rivers, AK; Russian River, AK

Where to Fish It

Kenai River

AK · Salmon River

Bristol Bay rivers

AK · Salmon River

Russian River

AK · Salmon River

Map unavailable. Locations for Alevin: Kenai River, AK; Bristol Bay rivers, AK; Russian River, AK

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