StreamerbeginnerAlaska
$6.95
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.
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.
Kenai River
AK · Salmon River
Iliamna Lake
AK · Lake Outlet
Katmai National Park
AK · Remote Stream
Map unavailable. Locations for Flesh Fly: Kenai River, AK; Iliamna Lake, AK; Katmai National Park, AK
region guide
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
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
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.
StreamerbeginnerAlaska
#4 - #8
Weighted version of the classic flesh fly with a brass or tungsten bead for faster sink rate. Gets down quickly in deep post-spawn pools where trophy rainbows hold.
Rainbow Trout · Dolly Varden · Arctic Char
StreamerintermediateAlaska
#6 - #10
Small, bright pink flesh-egg hybrid pattern developed specifically for the Iliamna drainage. Imitates both salmon eggs and small chunks of flesh that drift through post-spawn tributaries.
Rainbow Trout · Arctic Char · Dolly Varden
StreamerbeginnerAlaska
#2 - #8
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.
Silver Salmon · Rainbow Trout · Dolly Varden · Chum Salmon
StreamerbeginnerAlaska
#2 - #6
Rabbit strip leech pattern in a range of colors. The undulating strip creates lifelike movement that triggers strikes from salmon and char. Simple to tie, devastating to fish.
King Salmon · Silver Salmon · Dolly Varden · Arctic Char
StreamerintermediateAlaska
#4 - #8
Sparse marabou streamer pattern developed for rainbows on Alaska's Bristol Bay tributaries. Light profile allows a natural drift in slow to moderate current where post-spawn trout feed.
Rainbow Trout · Dolly Varden
StreamerintermediateAlaska
#2 - #4
Bright, multi-colored articulated leech pattern designed specifically for Alaskan silver salmon. The combination of cerise, orange, and purple in a single fly covers all the color triggers silvers respond to.
Silver Salmon · Chum Salmon