upnorthtier 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2021 nice flies. Again I don't know about the top water stuff. Purple, orange and black are my favorite colors for sure. You could add lead wraps if you want but I don't on the comet, ill just add split shots as needed. I never tried plastic bead or the salmon rig, I'm always wading - shore fishing. Trolled with anchovy on the ocean. I usually use the surgeons knot or the non slip loop knot. I'm not sure if there's brown trout in Alaska, I never heard of or caught any maybe in a stock lake???, maybe someone form Alaska can answer this. I know none in the Yukon. Use what you have for hooks, I never used the mustad 3007, is it long shank? check out wwdoaks website good price on hooks, the mustad is 20$ Canadian per 50 and daiichi is under 50$ cad for 100. brown trout are beautiful, one of my bucket list to catch. I'm no expert in salmon fishing but its what I enjoy the most. If I have all those flies in my fly box, It gives me confidence that I will get some hits. I have seen days with no strikes with salmon all around me and I have seen days where I caught 5 in an hr. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIER 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2021 I don't think topwater will work. The fish will be a bit too close to spawning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 19, 2021 Few lead wrapped Comets. Maybe some blacks later. Kinda struggling with mat’l...Slap outa orange hackle and pink, oranger Estaz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 19, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 8:50 AM, upnorthtier said: . I have seen days with no strikes with salmon all around me and I have seen days where I caught 5 in an hr. Rut Row!!!!😳🥴 .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIER 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2021 Now THOSE flies will work. Small Eggs, in my experience, don't work great for salmon. But for Silvers big beads work well, i've heard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upnorthtier 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 1:50 PM, denduke said: Few lead wrapped Comets comets look good also does your flash fly. I see you used marabou on the tails of the comet, I use bucktail with a few strands of krystal flash and i use hen or guinea for the hackle. makes the fly look bulkier when wet. you should try to get your hands on this book, maybe your library has it. patterns for every kind of inland fish in Alaska. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 21, 2021 Gonna slow down; got 4 more months. Between what I’ve tied lately and other stuff I got.....So many flies, so little time....then there’s the small trout stuff need to abbreviate that too..need to dig out some spin stuff for the nonflyfishers in the group. Few eggs... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 27, 2021 These flash flies lend themselves to add lead eyes but got some already and the Comets have chain beads. No Blue feathers so dubbed the kid’s hair for hackle. Could add eyes to the lead hour glasses too. ???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 29, 2021 Drilled out the back of some plastic beads added some lead wraps... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 31, 2021 Found some very interesting plastic beads at Michael’s today. Gonna get cataracts Thurs left, next Thursday the right. Can’t go to ‘Laska and not be able to see it!👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2021 6 hours ago, denduke said: Can’t go to ‘Laska and not be able to see it! DD, you're gonna need a few suitcases just for your tackle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 31, 2021 . So many flies so little time😏 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
