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What does everyone have planned for 08 in terms of multi day fishing trips.

I'm heading down to the karluk again for steel in october and maybe the naknek in october for steelhead sized rainbows.

That's hard, both great rods but since i'm partial to sage and frequently make long casts with my 4 or 5 weight i'd go with the Z-axis. Hard to go wrong either way

I'm all about catching fish too, i'm not out there for scenery alone!

However the dissapointment of not catching a fish can very in terms of intensness. If i Go fish for a fish like Dollies in Augu ...

Man that's tough, I have never fished outside the U.S. and heck I haven't even fished all of alaska! It's hard to fish all of a state that's twice the size of texas and has more coastline than the res ...

I have used a william joseph access chest pack for quite awhile and for anything but spey fishing I love it. I just ordered a WJ equinox becauase it's similar to the access but more forgiving when cas ...

Boz,

I do not own one because i'm pretty set on single hand fast action rods but like you I was amazed by the BIIMX and along with the TCR it was the best rod I have casted in terms of ease for Max ...

To me when comparing rods of mid or high end from reputable companies(exept for st. croix but that's a rant for another day!) such as sage or loomis it's all about testing them out because most all qu ...

Up here there are a lot of reasons why lodges make sense.

First off alaska is so undeveloped that on many of the good rivers there are no motels or pizza parlors for miles. Most all of bristol bay ...

I believe it's rio that makes the outbound.

Anyone here cast a two hander or seen someone do it in the salt?

The rio speycasting video talks about it and i know some striper fisherman do it.

Just intersted cuz i think it would catch on. I ...

Just tested out the line the other day and was not that impressed to be honest.

It did sink around the first 10 feet of line which i didn't like.

Did it shoot line real well, Sure. was the diffe ...

I actually tie quite a few different patterns, some complicated, probably because i fish so much for salmon in freshwater. Steelhead, Trout and Salmon in the salt all feed 10 or so flies that match th ...

Good info KC. The patterns I have been tying (the intruders) have a stinger hook (the only hook size 8 or 10) in the back near the tail. I use the shank of a size 4 or 2 to tie the material to as well ...

I fish tube flies A LOT especially if the fly is a big one like to swing with a sink tip whether it be with a two hander or singe hander.

Still i tie a lot of smaller and/or non swinging patterns ...

Excellent post jeremy

You are right about them not lasting, they do break down.

One thing i have learned is that guiding up here may be the ultimate test for waders. I have talked to guides who ...

No brown trout in Alaska.

They just never made it up here. Remember brownies are not native to North America, i'm guessing that when a lot of the planting of browns from Europe was goin on centurie ...

kodiak,

So, I have a question .. considering that you are from alaska and obviously more knowledgable and connected to the fly fishing scene than just a guy like me who might go there on a couple ...

www.alaskaflyfish.net

Great fishing forum. Some of the best salmon and rainbow trout fly fisherman in the world all sharing info.

Black articulated conehead bunny fly.

I was tempted with the wooly bugger as it has caught me more fish but the big nasty bunny fly has caught me more BIG trout and i love my BIG trout Exclamation

I have used a lot of rods over the years and there is a reason most of my current rods are sage. IMO they are the best rod company out there.

The main thing i love about them is there durabilty and ...

If the weight of your line is propelling your fly you are fly fishing.

That's the way i would put it.

I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder. I have met some rocky mountain trout purists ...

I've always had best luck with amber as well, it's the best color for every condition. There are other colors that are better for a certain condition than amber but when i pay a good amount of money i ...

"Great fishing is better than Great sex"

I'll test that one out for a while Laughing

I'll be working for royal wolf lodge on Novianuk lake

Well tomorrow i leave for another summer of guiding Very Happy

Last year i didn't spend much time on the internet but this summer I have a laptop which will make it much easier to participate on the flies ...

I've been handicapping myself for years because all I know how to do is swing for steelies. Granted I've had some memorable days but I keep hearing of these 50 fish hooked days around the great lakes. ...

Only fall run on Kodiak also, but they are still in pretty good shape here till about may.

I fish for trout up here in the spring when they are feeding on salmon smolt and the only fly i need is the blue smolt, best smolt pattern i have ever used.

Tomorrow 4:30 eastern silvers on the fly on north to alaska on the versus channel.

Also next friday at 7 eastern on north to alaska they will be fishing the naknek for silvers, char and grayling. M ...

I'll be on for sure and will be watching. However up here the second show following it is North to alaska, which of course i must support Exclamation

A jerry garcia aka a clown egg or dennis rodman

Hasn't snowed or rained to much here lately but it has been the coldest march i have ever experienced on Kodiak. I'm officially sick of winter also Exclamation

One of the greatest issues facing sportman today is the passing on the various sports down to the next generation. There are less hunters in the woods today as well as less fisherman according to seve ...

Alaska is a great place to visit. I go there every year in September to fish for big 'bows (this will be year 2 on the Alagnak.) But Alaska really lacks the diversity that some other places have.` I a ...

Good luck on the kenai tomorrow (where a bow that would be a trophy in montana would be just ho hum on that river Shocked

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I fish clausers a lot in both fresh and salt but especially salt. My favorite coloers are Brown ov ...

Most of the time i like the thill ice n' fly

Man I got cabin fever bad Exclamation

One of the things that keeps me going is planning excursions for next year.

My first trip is really work but it's fun to me and that would be guiding. Last year I had ...

Kodiak- I'm not busting on guide schools. I just feel that learning the water you intend to guide on should be the first priority. Then maybe learn more about the business... Just my 2 cents

I agre ...

Well although I have only guided one year I will tell you what I have learned. First thing you must decide is whether you want to go to a guide school. IMO at least for guiding in alaska these are not ...

Flies for dollies up here can vary with the season but there are some than consistently work. Glo bugs, Alevins, wooly buggers, various sculpin patterns and varios small minow patters. In the fall in ...

Every year I try to set goals or resolutions for fishing. Some are very possible some are more rare luck but it gives me something to think about. Here are mine for 07

1. Catch a steelhead over 35 ...

I have been using wunderground as long as I can remember. It's been very accurate for me, at least as accurate as possible for the unprictable state that is alaska! Also i find the layout of the site ...

This site has the most unique layout of any member fishing sites, jeremy did a wonderful job Exclamation

ALL my best glo bugs are at least two colors. Best two color combinations for me are illiamna/cerise dot, illiman/hot pink dot, chartruse/blue dot.

The best glo bug for steelhead IMO is the jerry g ...

How many of you use chest packs and what kind? I have been using a vest but am on the verge of getting a chest pack, think about a William Josephs coastal 2.

What are the advantages/disadvantages w ...

Right now I use an HP R817. I just got my replacement after i dropped my other one in the raging nanknek river. I really like the camera, it isn't waterproof but i don't really like the waterproof cam ...

Great fish Exclamation

My first outfit was a 5 wt Ugly stik lite fly rod and a cortland crown 2 reel. Real cheap outfit but it got me started Exclamation

My favorite outfit now is a 6 weight sage TCR and a sage 3300 reel. Some ...

Awesome, looks like a lot of fun Exclamation

Both sets of my grandparents are from denmark, so i am pretty much 100 percent danish, maybe i'll make it up there someday to visit my roots