Wet FlyintermediateAlaska
Boss
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Alaska Fly Fishing Goods
Matched on Alaska, salmon, salmon. Alaska-specific fly shop with fly categories for trout, char, grayling, salmon, and steelhead.
Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on wet flies, salmon, wet. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
Pacific Fly Fishers
Matched on wet flies, salmon, steelhead. Pacific Northwest shop with a large online catalog and steelhead/trout regional relevance.
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The Boss has been catching Pacific salmon since Eisenhower was president, and it has not needed a single update. Chenille body, silver rib, orange hackle, and a dark wing -- it is as traditional as a fly gets without involving a vise from the Victorian era. Kings eat it. Silvers eat it. The occasional ambitious Dolly eats it. It is called the Boss because it runs the show.
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Where to Fish It
Kenai River
AK · Salmon River
Alagnak River
AK · Salmon River
Copper River
AK · Salmon River
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