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 Alaska Big Water Rivers: Break It Down
Posted by KodiakCommando on Saturday, May 06 @ 15:42:53 PDT
Many of the best trout rivers in the west also happen to be very big rivers. There are the famed rivers in Montana and Washington and in my neck of the woods rivers like the Naknek and Kvichiak. For Fly fisherman use to smaller water these rivers can be intimidating. I know when I first fished the Naknek at a 200 yard wide stretch I felt a little overwhelmed. There are several things you can do to effectively read and fish big water. The most important is to break the water down into smaller bits in you head. Like smaller rivers the fish will be concentrated in certain areas, so it's up to you to find them. Honestly, look for the same things as in smaller rivers, behind boulders, seams, inlet creeks, cut banks and so on. If you break the river down finding fish is much simpler than staring at the whole river. Make sure to also work close to the bank. It's very easy, especially with a spey rod, to try and cast as far as possible. Many of my biggest trout on big rivers have been within 10 feet of shore!
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