Alaska fly fishing has become the ultimate fishing experience for many fishermen. For some, an Alaska fly fishing trip can be the expedition of a lifetime. For others, it is an eagerly awaited annual tradition. Whether your goal is landing a King Salmon on a fly, chasing the elusive Sockeye salmon, wrangling a feisty Chum, bagging a first-timer’s Pink, or landing a mighty cart wheeling Silver salmon, Bristol Bay Flies has the salmon fly patterns to meet your needs. We supply most of the leading Alaskan lodges with the flies they stock for their clients. They stock our flies because they know they can rely on our quality, our durability, and that we only carry patterns that work. Knowing this is especially important to the do-it-yourself fisherman.

If your 2023 target includes silver (coho) salmon, be aware of the pink salmon run. Why? Pink salmon runs are usually larger in odd years, you'll want both lighter weight and heavier flies. When both silvers and pinks are in the stream, pinks go high, silvers go low. You want to get through the water column fast to get to the silvers. Heavier flies will help keep those pesky pinks from grabbing your fly before it gets to the silvers. And larger hooks (size 2+) help to discourage pinks. Remember, silvers love a jigging action on their flies. Front-weighted patterns with bead chain, cone head, or dumbbell eyes will give your fly the action silvers crave, especially when employed on a floating line. As for color? Think "pink" for your first fly. Hot pink, fuchsia, chartreuse, and orange usually work best, but often as the day wears on, these brighter colors won't get looks. That's where purple and, especially, black flies, save the day. Make certain you have both bright and dark patterns and both heavily-weighted and less-weighted patterns to adjust to changing river conditions. Try chartreuse when closer to the salt.

If you would like assistance in choosing fly patterns for your trip, please contact us with the date and location of your trip and what species you are targeting. We will be happy to provide a list of suggested patterns.

Client Chip Gerber and his dad took a float trip down the Kisaralik with Frontier River Guides in August 2014 using Bristol Bay Flies. See the results: at 0:57 into his Part 5 video. That's a nice silver salmon caught on our Krystal Egg Sucking Leech, Pink. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAZvobTszYw&index=1&list=UUuFTZpP6DkDrgwqyXitq5SA