Posts Tagged ‘Dolly Varden’
Fly Fishing For Leopard Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden On The Kanektok River
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arctic Char, Dolly Varden, Kanektok River, Mousing, Rainbows on January 22, 2013|
Kanektok River rainbow trout and dolly varden / arctic char are some of the most gorgeous fish in Alaska. The rainbows are called leopards and are among the most stunning rainbows in Alaska – bright red lateral stripes and large, prominent spots across their entire body, even their eyes! These rainbows average 18-24”, with some 28″ fish caught every season. Excellent trout fishing can be from early July through August. You can sight cast for the rainbows and they can be caught using a variety of flies and techniques including mouse patterns, leach patterns, egg flies, flesh flies, dry flies and nymphs.
The dollies enter the river as a bright silver army and gradually change color as they get closer to spawning. They have neon bright orange / red bellies that almost seem to glow and sport a fantastic green and blue, sometimes almost turquoise upper body. This coloration is made even more vivid by the many vibrant orange spots that dapple their body. In a nutshell, dollies are the ‘tropical fish’ of Alaska. It is not uncommon for people who catch these magnificent fish to say that they are the most beautiful fish they have ever seen or caught. Averaging 18-24,” larger fish range up to 28.” They can be caught on leaches, dry flies, mice and egg patterns.
Enjoy some of the pictures below taken in the summer of 2012!
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- Kanektok river leopard rainbow
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- John’s rainbow on the Kanektok
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- Bill’s rainbow on the Kanektok
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- Dolly varden on a mouse pattern
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- Dolly varden changing colors
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- Brian’s rainbow on the Kanektok
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- Zoom in of a Kanektok dolly varden
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- Rainbow leaping when hooked
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- Bob’s rainbow on the Kanektok
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- Bright Kanektok leopard rainbow
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- Zoom in rainbow
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- Gordon’s Kanektok rainbow trout
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- Bill’s dolly varden on the Kanektok
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- Scales of a Kanektok river rainbow
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- Val’s dolly varden on the Kanektok
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- Brian’s nice dolly varden
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- Ben’s rainbow trout on the Kanektok
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- Carlton’s dolly varden on the Kanektok
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- Bill’s dolly varden
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- Mousing for rainbows on the Kanektok
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- John’s huge dolly varden on the Kanektok
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- Close up of a rainbow
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- Close up of a dolly varden
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- Bill’s rainbow trout
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- Ben’s big rainbow on the Kanektok
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- Val’s nice dolly varden
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- Andrea’s huge Kanektok river leopard rainbow
Fly Fishing The Kanektok River In July
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dolly Varden, Grayling, Kanektok River, King Salmon, Rainbow Trout on December 22, 2012|
The Kanektok River has a truly spectacular fishery with all five species of salmon, rainbow trout, dolly varden, arctic char, and grayling. In the month of July you have excellent opportunities of catching the king salmon of a lifetime, chum salmon that are chrome bright, leopard rainbow trout, dolly varden, and grayling. Here are some pictures from a week long trip in July where Bob caught everything he wanted and some!
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- Bob’s huge Kanektok River king salmon
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- Chum on a mouse pattern
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- Kanektok River rainbow trout
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- Kanektok River king on the spey rod
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- Leopard rainbows on the Kanektok
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- Chum salmon
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- Another large Kanektok River king salmon
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- Chum salmon stay silver on the Kanektok
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- King action was hot
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- Chum salmon
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- Beautiful Kanektok king salmon
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- Grayling
