archive for July, 2015

Rats! (Sort of)

07.26.15

Throw any of these patterns anywhere you might find rainbow trout – slack water, back eddies, deep pools, cut banks, staged below salmon… even working them across fast-moving riffles can draw explosive top-water strikes!

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Rats! (Sort of)


July is King Salmon Time at the OUTPOST Camp

07.19.15

Although we may see a few king salmon in late June, don’t count on it… the king salmon fishing picks up after early July at the OUTPOST camp. Peak king run timing, as it is for all salmon species, is …

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July is King Salmon Time at the OUTPOST Camp


Peak of the Chum Salmon Run

07.12.15

The peak of the chum salmon run at our OUTPOST camp occurs from late June to mid July. They attack bright streamers in pink, purple, chartreuse and black, and can put a solid bend in a 7 weight fly rod …

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Peak of the Chum Salmon Run


Alaska Grayling on Dry Flies

07.05.15

If you enjoy light tackle and all-day-long surface action, it’s hard to beat grayling fishing in Alaska. These feisty and aggressive fish are often overlooked by their larger kin in Alaska – rainbow trout, dolly varden and all the various …

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Alaska Grayling on Dry Flies