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Alaska MouseTopwaterintermediate

Alaska

Alaska Mouse

$9.95

Available Sizes#2 - #2/0
Color Variations
NaturalGrayBlackBrown

Alaskan rainbow trout eat mice. Not small mice -- full-sized, swimming-across-the-river mice. This oversized deer hair pattern is skated across the surface while you pray for a take that will make your heart relocate to your throat. When it happens, the water erupts like something from a nature documentary. It is the single greatest experience in freshwater fly fishing, and it is available exclusively to people willing to stand in a river in Alaska.

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.

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Quick Facts

TypeTopwater
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesRainbow Trout
Sizes#2 - #2/0
Best LocationsKanektok River, AK; Togiak River, AK; Katmai National Park, AK

Where to Fish It

Kanektok River

AK · Remote Stream

Togiak River

AK · Remote Stream

Katmai National Park

AK · Remote Stream

Map unavailable. Locations for Alaska Mouse: Kanektok River, AK; Togiak River, AK; Katmai National Park, AK

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