Egg PatternbeginnerAlaska
$4.50
The Trout Bead is where fly fishing gets philosophical. Is a bead on a line a fly? Purists say no. Fish say they do not care. Pegged two inches above a small bare hook, the bead drifts with perfect roundness and translucency that no yarn egg can match. The trout inhales the bead, the hook follows, and the debate continues around the campfire while you clean your third twenty-inch rainbow of the afternoon.
Kenai River
AK · Salmon River
Russian River
AK · Salmon River
Bristol Bay rivers
AK · Salmon River
Map unavailable. Locations for Trout Bead (Pegged): Kenai River, AK; Russian River, AK; Bristol Bay rivers, AK
Egg PatternbeginnerAlaska
#6 - #10
Realistic egg pattern with a contrasting dot of red or orange yarn in the center, imitating a fertilized or developing salmon egg. The blood dot trigger dramatically increases strike rates compared to plain eggs.
Rainbow Trout · Dolly Varden · Arctic Grayling · Arctic Char
Egg PatternbeginnerAlaska
#6 - #12
Tied by Brad Elfers
Yarn egg pattern in fluorescent colors. Dead-drifted through salmon spawning runs. The universal currency of Alaskan rivers from June through October.
Rainbow Trout · Dolly Varden · Arctic Grayling · Silver Salmon
StreamerbeginnerAlaska
#4 - #8
Tied by Jonathan Farmer
Pale pink/tan rabbit strip imitating decomposing salmon flesh drifting downstream after the spawn. The most important post-spawn pattern in Alaska's rainbow trout fishery.
Rainbow Trout · Dolly Varden · Arctic Char
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
NymphbeginnerAlaska
#8 - #14
The same universally effective nymph that works everywhere in North America. Peacock herl body, white biot wings, brown hackle. In Alaska, it fills the gap when fish are not keyed on eggs or flesh.
Arctic Grayling · Dolly Varden · Rainbow Trout