Tying marabou flies for silver salmon, Spinning marabou can be very productive and fast way to tie flies for Salmon, Rainbow trout, steel head and many other species that take leeches and bait fish. Tying them yourself allows you to get the specific colors that you want and experiment with other color schemes. Start with the hook size of choice …
FLY TYING TIP
Fly tying tip from Drifting on the Fly, When you sit down to tie, try not to lay down you scissors. Keeping them on your thumb and middle finger while you tie the fly will save you more time than you realize. Give it a try and you will be surprised at the time you save! I find by not …
FLY TYING STREAMERS
FLY TYING Streamers with long tails can foul around the hook. A good rule of thumb is to make the tail 3/4 of the length of the hook you are tying on. I like to tie most of my salmon flies using rabbit strips. If you ever have problems with the tail fouling around the hook here is one option …
FLY TYING FOR ALASKA RIVERS
FLY TYING FOR ALASKA RIVERS OFTEN REQUIRES RABBIT HAIR STRIPS. The cheapest way to get your rabbit hair strips is to buy a pelt of your color choice and cut the strips yourself. I’ve found the best way to cut your own strips is with a wooden ruler and a razor blade. If you are real serious about cutting your …
WINTER WEATHER
Since Christmas and the first the winter weather here in south central Alaska we’ve been dealing with very cold temperatures. Today on the 14th of Jan. we almost hit 40 degrees in Anchorage! It sounds great, a 60 degree change overnight almost but what we got was glare ice and a lot of accidents. I don’t think it will last …
WINTER WEATHER
With extremely cold winter weather hanging around it is hard to find any moving water at all. I usually can find windows of opportunity to fish year round on the kenai river and this year it is looking like fishing will be over for a while. We saw -25 today at the house in anchorage. burrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I think it is …
Happy New Year!
We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and a great 2009 kenai river fishing season. I would like to thank everyone for your interest and support from this past season and we look forward to the 2009 season alaksa fishing season. Thanks again and we wish you the best for 2009. Scott Sager www.driftingonthefly.com
MERRY CHRISTMAS
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT DRIFTING ON THE FLY. WE WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON! The perfect gift for the outdoorsman in your life is a kenai river guided fishing trip. Hook it up today TIGHT LINES, SCOTT AND KIM SAGER WWW.DRIFTINGONTHEFLY.COM
Pre Tied Leaders
Pre tied leaders are a must for the serious fisherman. Having them on hand will keep you in the strike zone longer than if you have to tie them on the river. I recommend a pips box for holding my tippets that I tie in the winter each year. It will make you more efficient and you will catch more …
Fly Tying For Alaska
Fly Tying for Alaska fishing trips can be a great way to keep your mind on the fun trip ahead. Tying flies that will produce more Rainbow trout and salmon for your trip will save you money. The first entry will deal with putting together an articulated hook system. Articulated flies work well imitating leaches, minnows, other fish. I enjoy …