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Salmon are an anadromous animal,
meaning they travel from the salt to freshwater to spawn. Once reaching their
native river all feeding stops, and living on stored body fats, the salmon struggle
against rapids, falls, and of course anglers until reaching the proper spawning
water where they were born. There are five Pacific Salmon species in all, chinook,
coho, chum, pink, and sockeye, there is also the Atlantic salmon which is one
of the most prized fish to catch using Salmon flies.
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| PACIFIC
SALMON
Pacific Salmon are
an anadromous animal, meaning they travel from the salt to freshwater
to spawn. Once reaching there native river all feeding stops,
and living on stored body fats, the salmon struggle against
rapids, falls, and of course anglers until reaching the proper
spawning water where they were born. With spawning over, the
salmon's life is finished, and within a short time it dies,
and the body drifts downstream which decays and fertilizes the
river with rich nutrients.
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| ATLANTIC
SALMON
One of fly fishing’s most prized
catches, and with good reason, these fish grow large and aggressive. Encompassing
the North Atlantic from Ungava Bay to Lake Ontario, and then southward to Connecticut,
and from Russia’s White Sea to Portugal. Arriving to their native river between
April and November, these Anadramous fish are most often fished with dry Salmon flies.
After spawning, Atlantic salmon mends itself and makes the journey back to the
ocean much like a steelhead.
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FLIES
FOR ALASKA
Planning a once in lifetime trip to
the “Last Frontier”, you’re in one of largest Salmon flies sections. Choose any of
these tried and true patterns for the specific species you are targeting and you
will ensure a great fly fishing experience.
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