(Alaska) Alganak Acrobats. Bennett-Watt, vol. 1. Alaska, The Last Frontier... Fly Fishing Video Magazine guides, Jim and Kelly Watt, join Tony Sarp, owner of Katmai Lodge, fishing for Chum salmon, the real fighter of the salmon family. The Alagnak River has long been famous for it's beauty, with large and consistent runs of King, Sockeye, Chum and Pink salmon, as well as Rainbow trout, Dolly Varden and Grayling are also abundant in the river for the sportfishers pleasure. The Chum salmon... Sometimes called the Dog salmon, are terrific fighters and jumpers. And they love to take a fly. We also spend some time with a young grizzly bear looking for a feathery snack of swallows.
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(Alaska) Katmai Rainbows. Bennett-Watt, vol. 53. The Alagnak River, Alaska is an extraordinary stream for all 5 species of Pacific salmon, plus rainbow trout that voraciously feed on the roe left by the spawning salmon. Jim and Kelly Watt and Kelly's dad, Will Bennett, take some time out from silver fishing in August to pursue some of Alaska's most challenging and rewarding fish, the "Bows." "The Rainbow King" is Will Bennett's new nickname when he hooks and lands a 6-7 pound rainbow as his first ever Alaskan "Bow." A fish of a lifetime in anyone's book. Fly Tying... Tony Sarp, owner of "Katmai Lodge" ties the "Sarp Perfect," an extremely effective pattern for the fall run of these lovely rainbows. Segment from his Hooked On Fly Tying, Alaska Big Rainbow Patterns.
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(Alaska) Katmai Silvers. Bennett-Watt, vol. 52. Silver Salmon are often considered the very best of the Pacific Salmon to catch on a fly rod. They are great fighters and generally the runs in Alaska are very strong. Kelly Watt takes her dad, Will Bennett, to Alaska for his first fly fishing trip in decades and his first to Alaska. The Alagnak River... Tony Sarp's "Katmai Lodge," silver salmon, bears, eagles and moose are all the stars in this show and make it exciting and informative to watch. Fly Tying... Tony Sarp ties his now famous Sarp Seducer, the fly that the Watts' have used successfully all over the world. Segment from his Hooked On Fly Tying video, Alaska Big Rainbow Patterns.
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(Alaska) Kings of Ayakulik. Bennett-Watt, vol. 5. The Ayakulik River, located in the southwestern part of Kodiak Island, has one of the largest runs of King salmon on the Island. Fly rod and King salmon make an unbeatable combination for heart stopping excitement. Experience fly fishing for the royalty of the salmon family. 30 to 70 pound King salmon, leaping, fighting savagely at the end of your fly rods, doing their best to destroy your tackle and strip your fly reel to it's last centimeter of backing. In addition to fly fishing, we'll show you a chapter of the "Red River Rodeo," a crazed mass of zealous commercial fisherman pursuing Sockeye at the mouth of the Ayakulik.
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(Alaska) Bristol Bay Rainbows. Bennett-Watt, vol. 40. Alaska... Arguably one of the best places in the world for large rainbow trout, the Bristol Bay region is the best of the best. 5 to 10 pound fish are not unusual. The Guides... Professional, dedicated, pilots and guides are the key to success in this rugged last frontier. They'll show you new and artful techniques with which to make a great trip, even better. Wildlife of Alaska... Eagles and bears and bears and eagles... An outdoors person's dream. Fly Tying... The ubiquitous "glow bug" pattern. Practically the only fly you'll need for Alaska in the fall.
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(Alaska) Iliaska Rainbows & Grayling. Bennett-Watt, vol. 16. The Bristol Bay region of Alaska has long been famous for quality, trophy, rainbows and grayling. Iliaska Lodge... Owners Ted & Mary Gerken were one of the first to devote their lodge exclusively to fly fishing anglers... Still maintain the excellence for which they have become recognized. Fly Out... Daily float plane excursions into rivers with good populations of fish and few if any other anglers is the hallmark of Iliaska Lodge. Grayling... Whether a seasoned angler or rank novice, the grayling is an exciting, satisfying and enjoyable target for the fly. Huge Rainbows... Several of the rivers around which Ted bases his fishing operation are considered by those in the know as "World class" rainbow fisheries
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Alaskan Sockeye. Bennett-Watt, vol. 25. Sockeye Salmon... One of the most abundant species of salmon in Alaska. These fish average 5 to 7 pounds and provide spectacular fights punctuated with aerial antics and reel screaming runs. Alaskan Brown Bears favor the sockeye even more than the sport fisher. These bears feed voraciously on migrating sockeye and move into and along the streams where the sockeye migrate providing an exciting show for anglers. The Brooks, Alagnak and Thumb Rivers... The locations of action, action & more action.
