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Flesh Fly
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After the salmon spawn and die, their flesh drifts downstream. Rainbow trout and Dolly Varden gorge on it like it is an all-you-can-eat buffet at the end of the world. This rabbit strip pattern in pale tan or pink imitates those drifting chunks of salmon. It is morbid, effective, and uniquely Alaskan. You are fishing with meat. Embrace it.
Meet the Tier
Jonathan Farmer
Midnight Sun Custom Flies
Anchorage, AK
Jonathan ties over 120 flies per week from his bench in Anchorage, each one designed for the specific runs and species of Alaska's untamed rivers. Featured in Fish Alaska Magazine and Flylords.
Quick Facts
Where to Fish It
Kenai River
AK · Salmon River
Iliamna Lake
AK · Lake Outlet
Katmai National Park
AK · Remote Stream
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Related Reading
region guide
Alaska: The Last Frontier of Fly Fishing
Alaska is fly fishing distilled to its most primal form. Five species of Pacific salmon, trophy rainbow trout fattened on salmon eggs and flesh, Arctic grayling in waters that have never seen a hatchery truck — this is the complete guide to planning and fishing the Last Frontier.
seasonal playbook
The Summer Guide: Long Days and Willing Fish
Summer is fly fishing's season of abundance. Sixteen-hour days, prolific hatches, aggressive fish, and the full spectrum from mountain trout to saltwater flats. This is your playbook for making the most of the warmest, longest, most generous months of the fishing year.
species science
The Great Migration: Pacific Salmon Life Cycles
Pacific salmon are born in gravel, grow in rivers, vanish into the ocean for years, then navigate thousands of miles back to the exact stream where they hatched — to spawn and die. Their lifecycle is the most dramatic story in freshwater biology, and understanding it makes you a better angler.
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