StreamerintermediateAlaska
Popsicle
$8.95
Available Sizes#2 - #4
Color Variations
Cerise/Orange/PurplePink/Orange/Chartreuse
Named after the frozen treat, the Popsicle is similarly colorful and similarly irresistible -- though the clientele is different. Silver salmon see this multi-colored confection swinging through their lies and react with the restraint of a child in a candy store, which is to say, none whatsoever. Three colors in one fly means you never have to decide which color is working. You are welcome.
Quick Facts
TypeStreamer
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesSilver Salmon, Chum Salmon
Sizes#2 - #4
Best LocationsKanektok River, AK; Togiak River, AK; Kodiak Island, AK
Where to Fish It
Kanektok River
AK · Remote Stream
Togiak River
AK · Remote Stream
Kodiak Island
AK · Salmon River
Map unavailable. Locations for Popsicle: Kanektok River, AK; Togiak River, AK; Kodiak Island, AK
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Alaska: The Last Frontier of Fly Fishing
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The Summer Guide: Long Days and Willing Fish
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Chrome and Current: The Science of Steelhead
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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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