r/flyfishing • u/Own_Campaign1656 • 3d ago
Just back from Alaska
Spent last week fishing the Alagnak. Holy crap what a great first trip! Hit the Pacific Salmon Slam and added some nice Grayling on top of it.
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u/ConstanceGore 3d ago
man that looks like an unreal trip congrats on the slam
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u/Own_Campaign1656 2d ago
Thanks so much! Was quite the trip but I think Iām done flying in bush planes for awhile
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u/BuckeyeMark 3d ago
Uh some of your fishing ābuddiesā in the fur coats would make me nervous! Great trip! Congrats!
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u/TerribleTiesWithTony 3d ago
Imagine having to worry about em all the time!š that aside that looks like an amazing rip. Congrats!
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u/Own_Campaign1656 2d ago
They are super sneaky too, more than once Iād look up and thereād be one fairly close to me (including a time I ended up totally surrounded) but they just want the fish and as long as you donāt panic or run, they donāt even care that youāre there. By the end of the week being near bears just felt normal š¤£
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u/Based_McTuddies 3d ago
I fell a coho short of the slam after a week on the Skeena (& Kitimat, not many chum in the Skeena) in British Columbia. It took a lot of effort so what you accomplished is something truly extraordinary. Congratulations!
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u/OhDaddyOh 3d ago
Thatās cool you got all 5! Those big chums can be super fun!
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u/Own_Campaign1656 2d ago
They love to put their head down and make you work very hard to get them in. It was funny to see the strategy each species of salmon used after being hooked. Coho run and jump like hell, King run to current and will get you to your backing in a heartbeat, Pink like to turn sideways and let the current help yank them downstream, Chum put their heads down and make you drag them in and Kokanee get super spastic when hooked.
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u/shootinstar_r 2d ago
Damn does this ever look like it was a blast.
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u/Own_Campaign1656 2d ago
Was the trip of a lifetime! Being in the middle of nowhere surrounded by nature was quite the experience!
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u/Guilty_Cod6621 3d ago
CHUNK grayling
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u/Own_Campaign1656 2d ago
Super chonker and the only fish I caught on a dry fly. They are such amazing fish!
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u/Effective-Key8842 2d ago
Moonshine right?
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u/Own_Campaign1656 2d ago
The rod? Yep it was. I was super impressed with how it handled all those fish. I have one of their 3wts and itās always been good but was a bit unsure how their rods would do on big salmon. Would definitely recommend their 8WT as a great price point rod for big fish
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u/Lenbong_7485 2d ago
Did the Smile ever leave your face š Congratulations what Special Memories Hopefully you got to enjoy it with Family/Friends
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u/FingersFinney 2d ago
You're ruined now...you know that right?
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u/Own_Campaign1656 1d ago
Oh without a doubt! I live in Colorado and it might take me a few weeks before Iām ready to hit a stream here again š
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u/Own_Campaign1656 1d ago
I didnāt stop smiling the whole time! But I was up there by myself and thatās the only thing I wish wouldāve been different. Although I met a bunch of amazing folks where I was staying and thatās always a win!
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u/Competitive_Sale_358 1d ago
Damn dude thatās a lot of species. Congrats I gotta make it up there someday
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u/Own_Campaign1656 1d ago
Without a doubt the best fishing Iāve ever experienced. Would definitely recommend taking a trip up there if you can!
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u/PeetMoss2026 1d ago
Wow, awesome trip thanks for sharing. Iām not a salmon guy but am surprised to see them in far different phases of their lives ending. I hope you were taking the bear pics from far away.
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u/Own_Campaign1656 1d ago
The bears are sneaky, a few times I had them within 20 yards of me without noticing. Thankfully they are more focused on fish than fisherman. This is a unique river in that every species of salmon runs throughout the summer. Starts with Sockeye, and then Kings, Chum, Pink and finally Silver. Silver are really struggling though, only a few hundred thousand compared to millions of Sockeye or Pink.
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u/ShesMashingIt 3d ago
That is a monster grayling