whatfly 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2019 From Alaska fishing regs, page 6 of regulation pamphlet. USE OF ATTRACTOR (BEAD): An attractor, including a bead, when used with an artificial fly, artificial lure, or bare hook, must be: Either fixed within two inches of the bare hook, fly, or lure, Or be free sliding on the line or leader . A bead fished on the line above a bare single hook is legal gear in waters where only flies may be used. From definitions, page 8 in same pamphlet. ARTIFICIAL FLYa fly which is constructed by common methods known as fly tying, including a dry fly, wet fly, and nymph, or a bare single hook that is free of bait as defined in 5 AAC 75 .995 . Materials and chemicals designed and produced primarily to cause flies to float or sink may be used on artificial flies. [sNIP] Interesting, this must be a fairly recent change. When I fished the Russian four years ago (maybe 5?), one had to use globugs for an egg pattern because beads were still forbidden in fly only water. Ironically, did better with nymphs at the time regardless. Good to know the regs have changed. Thanks Mark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted April 2, 2019 Yes, the change was about five years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
