My father and I are going up to alaska this year for silver salmon. We will be at a place called cordova for the 2 weeks that we are in alaska(in august). Even though I have read for hours on the subject of flyfishing for silvers, I don’t know exactly what i should bring for flies. I think I Will have 3 fly boxes.
Box one-
Eggs
Box two-
Surface flies like wogs and mice
Box three-
Sub surface flies like pink bunny leaches
If you could help me out with this that would be great,
JZ
Wow, JZ. You’re a fishin’ fool. Sounds like a great trip.
Some Coho (Silver) Salmon fly patterns that seem to come up a lot for Alaska fish include Bead Head Canadian Leech (rust and black), Egg Sucking Leeches (especially purple and black), Tinsel Flash Flies, Polar Shrimp, Orange Comets, Popsicles and Bunny Flies.
There’s also an article on the Kenai in the Great Rivers section of FAOL to check out too if you haven’t already.
Here’s a link that also may be helpful listing flies for steelhead and different salmon species including coho:
http://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/flymatcher.html
If you look at the left hand side you’ll see “Fly Patterns”. Roll over it to get more options and click on the “Pacific Salmon” link to get thumbnail pictures and recipes for the flies. Be sure to check the fly archives on FAOL too.
Here’s a few other sites:
http://www.alaskaflyfishingonline.com/a … index.html
and:
http://www.lakemarie.com/Fly_Patterns.html
Good luck, looking forward to pics of you with the silvers, and I haven’t forgotten about the pics of that 5 foot pike you owe all of us when you catch him in Jasper.
peregrines