Tying and Fishing a Great Flesh Fly Pattern
If you're planning a trip to Alaska or any river where salmon go to spawn and eventually die, you better have a solid flesh fly pattern or three tucked away in your fly box. It's definitely not the most glamorous way to catch a fish—let's be honest, you're essentially mimicking chunks of rotting meat—but when the salmon start dropping like flies, this is the only thing the trout want to eat. It's like a massive, high-protein buffet that requires almost zero effort from the fish, and they'd be crazy to pass it up. ...