I remember doing a dry set of 3 or 4 stages at bear valley elementary school some 20 years ago it was one of the funniest and most memorable events in my eyes and it wooed be a great pleasure if you were to make a video set recreating the set for others to enjoy and tie along with thank you for everything you guys do its really appreciated by so many !
I have had success with this fly on more than Sockeye. I have caught a silver out of Whittier and at the Kenai Ferry with this fly. and the humpies just could not resist this fly. (I did not keep the Humpies) and the water was clear enough to watch the salmon track it and smash it. I wish I discovered this fly earlier in the year. I now want to try this fly at Homer and Seward next year. I used a pink UV version at the Kenai Ferry on a cloudy day. On a sunny day they did prefer the yellow UV version. I don't know why, but what I observed.
As you can see, there still is a bunch of naysayers on sockeye taking flies, which I know that you learned that they will in fact take some flies in certain colors, which I think size of the fly is just as important as color. But you know that I say that a lot of sockeye are lined/flossed and I have no problem with that because I will bag the ones that I get but it is awesome when you do see them take a fly. Jim Teeny a well known name in fly fishing has written pieces on sockeye taking flies, which I bet he has even had some laugh at him for that because some just never bothered to learn what will trigger strikes. Usually in holding water is where it will happen but in flowing water, they sometimes will take a fly when they see it. There are some that think all salmon are only lined/flossed because they more than likely were taught to only use a bright fly to track it to force feed them. *Knik river sockeye will take shrimp under a bobber but some have caught them on spoons or spinners in that river.
Why do you use plastic eyes rather than lead, colored lead or tungsten eyes to weigh down this fly or do you use the plastic eyes to make the fly buoyant and keep the fly off the bottom.
In the fly fishing only area in the upper Kenai river where a lot fish in the Kenai/Russian river area, the fly has to be less than 1/4 ounce, which is heavy for a fly, so the use of bead chain or some weighted eyes can be used as long as the weight of the fly does not exceed 1/4 ounce. I use bead chain eyes on my shrimp flies to have some try to tell me that I am breaking the regulations but I have sent ADF&G a message asking about this to learn that I can use bead chain eyes or other eyes as long as the fly does not exceed 1/4 ounce. The plastic eyes might help a fly like this stay in the strike zone and up away from the rocks a little but even buoyant flies can get stuck in the rocks just from the weight pulling the flies into the rocks.
Thanks for watching. It's a common misconception that adult sockeye in freshwater do not bite. This is a topic that is often debated among sockeye anglers. The fly pattern detailed in this video has been used by some of our staff and other anglers who regularly fish for sockeye with very good results - meaning all hook-ups were inside the fish's mouth and it was clear that the sockeye actually bit the fly. We encourage anglers to give the pattern a try the next time they're on the water fishing for sockeye.
@@alaskafishandgame *with respect* I've (and many others I know) fished many, many years exclusively with a barely dressed hook, or single bead, and at times even the dressing separates from it. Caught many, many reds this way (fair hooked). And done so while the touristas can't connect. It's a numbers game, depth you're fishing, distance from the bank, numbers past the counter that day. Again, much respect -- I know you have a lot to deal with, but please don't perpetuate myths. This shows a dangerous academic disconnect from reality. The Canadians call it "flossing" for a reason.
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Thank for sharing Krystal, nice fly pattern , I will make a few. Keep up the great work.
I remember doing a dry set of 3 or 4 stages at bear valley elementary school some 20 years ago it was one of the funniest and most memorable events in my eyes and it wooed be a great pleasure if you were to make a video set recreating the set for others to enjoy and tie along with thank you for everything you guys do its really appreciated by so many !
Turned out yours couldn’t Read. Thank GOD.
I have had success with this fly on more than Sockeye.
I have caught a silver out of Whittier and at the Kenai Ferry with this fly.
and the humpies just could not resist this fly. (I did not keep the Humpies)
and the water was clear enough to watch the salmon track it and smash it.
I wish I discovered this fly earlier in the year.
I now want to try this fly at Homer and Seward next year.
I used a pink UV version at the Kenai Ferry on a cloudy day. On a sunny day they did prefer the yellow UV version. I don't know why, but what I observed.
As you can see, there still is a bunch of naysayers on sockeye taking flies, which I know that you learned that they will in fact take some flies in certain colors, which I think size of the fly is just as important as color. But you know that I say that a lot of sockeye are lined/flossed and I have no problem with that because I will bag the ones that I get but it is awesome when you do see them take a fly. Jim Teeny a well known name in fly fishing has written pieces on sockeye taking flies, which I bet he has even had some laugh at him for that because some just never bothered to learn what will trigger strikes. Usually in holding water is where it will happen but in flowing water, they sometimes will take a fly when they see it.
There are some that think all salmon are only lined/flossed because they more than likely were taught to only use a bright fly to track it to force feed them.
*Knik river sockeye will take shrimp under a bobber but some have caught them on spoons or spinners in that river.
This is great. Thank you for adding it and I’m looking forward to more 😁
I love Subordinates.
Hows the snag experience with that hook fishing downwards?
Why do you use plastic eyes rather than lead, colored lead or tungsten eyes to weigh down this fly or do you use the plastic eyes to make the fly buoyant and keep the fly off the bottom.
In the fly fishing only area in the upper Kenai river where a lot fish in the Kenai/Russian river area, the fly has to be less than 1/4 ounce, which is heavy for a fly, so the use of bead chain or some weighted eyes can be used as long as the weight of the fly does not exceed 1/4 ounce. I use bead chain eyes on my shrimp flies to have some try to tell me that I am breaking the regulations but I have sent ADF&G a message asking about this to learn that I can use bead chain eyes or other eyes as long as the fly does not exceed 1/4 ounce. The plastic eyes might help a fly like this stay in the strike zone and up away from the rocks a little but even buoyant flies can get stuck in the rocks just from the weight pulling the flies into the rocks.
Ya sockeyes don’t eat in freshwater tf?
Yeah -- this might be the tourist version. ADFG what are you doing?
Thanks for watching. It's a common misconception that adult sockeye in freshwater do not bite. This is a topic that is often debated among sockeye anglers. The fly pattern detailed in this video has been used by some of our staff and other anglers who regularly fish for sockeye with very good results - meaning all hook-ups were inside the fish's mouth and it was clear that the sockeye actually bit the fly. We encourage anglers to give the pattern a try the next time they're on the water fishing for sockeye.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game occasionally they might bite it earlier in the river if they’re annoyed but for the most part it’s pointless
@@alaskafishandgame *with respect* I've (and many others I know) fished many, many years exclusively with a barely dressed hook, or single bead, and at times even the dressing separates from it. Caught many, many reds this way (fair hooked). And done so while the touristas can't connect. It's a numbers game, depth you're fishing, distance from the bank, numbers past the counter that day. Again, much respect -- I know you have a lot to deal with, but please don't perpetuate myths. This shows a dangerous academic disconnect from reality. The Canadians call it "flossing" for a reason.
Thinking maybe the extra weight of the "eyes" is getting it down faster -- confirmation bias takes it the rest of the way.