Wet FlyintermediateAlaska
Comet
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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.
Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on wet flies, salmon, broad catalog. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
Orvis Fly Catalog
Matched on wet flies, salmon, broad catalog. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.
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The Comet streaks through the water column with all the subtlety of its celestial namesake, trailing gold tinsel and fluorescent fibers like a tiny parade float for fish. Sockeye salmon, despite theoretically not feeding in freshwater, find it impossible to leave alone. Whether they eat it out of aggression, instinct, or simple curiosity is a debate that has filled more lodge bars than any philosophical question deserves.
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Where to Fish It
Russian River
AK · Salmon River
Bristol Bay rivers
AK · Salmon River
Kenai River
AK · Salmon River
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