Realistic egg pattern with a contrasting dot of red or orange yarn in the center, imitating a fertilized or developing salmon egg. The blood dot trigger dramatically increases strike rates compared to plain eggs.

Hard acrylic or glass bead pegged two inches above a bare hook. The most realistic egg imitation available. Controversial in some circles, devastatingly effective in all of them.

Marabou leech with a fluorescent egg head. The combination of leech body and egg trigger makes it one of the most versatile patterns in Alaska. Catches everything from king salmon to Dolly Varden.

The same universally effective nymph that works everywhere in North America. Peacock herl body, white biot wings, brown hackle. In Alaska, it fills the gap when fish are not keyed on eggs or flesh.

John Barr's tungsten-headed nymph, sized up for Alaskan waters. The extra weight and flash make it effective in the faster, deeper runs of salmon rivers where standard nymphs cannot reach.

Large, heavily weighted stonefly nymph for tumbling through fast Alaskan freestone rivers. Rubber legs and a dark body imitate the giant stonefly nymphs that inhabit clean gravel substrates.