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LemmingTopwateradvanced

Alaska

Lemming

$12.95

Available Sizes#1/0 - #2/0
Color Variations
BrownGrayNatural Tan

In the remote tundra streams of western Alaska, lemmings periodically swim across rivers with the optimism of creatures that do not know what lives beneath the surface. What lives beneath the surface is a twenty-eight-inch rainbow trout with anger management issues. This fly imitates that doomed crossing with a buoyant, wake-producing profile that draws strikes measured on the Richter scale. It is the most violent thing that happens on a quiet Alaskan stream.

Quick Facts

TypeTopwater
Difficultyadvanced
SeasonsSummer
Target SpeciesRainbow Trout, Arctic Char, Northern Pike
Sizes#1/0 - #2/0
Best LocationsKanektok River, AK; Togiak River, AK; Bristol Bay rivers, AK

Where to Fish It

Kanektok River

AK · Remote Stream

Togiak River

AK · Remote Stream

Bristol Bay rivers

AK · Braided River

Map unavailable. Locations for Lemming: Kanektok River, AK; Togiak River, AK; Bristol Bay rivers, AK

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