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 Alaska Dolly Varden: Overlooked Game Fish
Posted by KodiakCommando on Friday, January 05 @ 10:19:01 PST
While they may technically be a char, the title says it all. All but a few local Alaskan fisherman overlook the Dolly Varden or Dollies as I call them. Sure they don't fight as hard as rainbows or have the same mystique but they are still a great game fish. They fight hard, if you use the right tackle and they are an aggressive fish too, so you can catch a lot of them. If you want lots of action dollies are tough to beat. Most dollies are around 15 or 16 inches with fish up to 26
to 27 inches and a few over 30. There are a few spots way up north where the Dolly Varden average 10 pounds, however, these spots are ultra remote. Dollies can be caught in freshwater and in some areas in the salt. In both areas I like a 5 or 6 weight rod, however if the fish are on the smaller size and fish over 20 inches are not present I go with a 3 or 4 weight. Flies for dollies in the salt imitate baitfish especially candlefish so many classic patterns such as the clauser minnow, deceivers and many different epoxy patterns will work. In the rivers beads eggs or other egg patterns are always supreme and are especially deadly in the fall. In the spring try hatching salmon patterns. Mid summer is great for your classic trout patterns such as hares ears, Pheasant Tails and dries such as elk hair caddis and royal wulffs. Dries are especially handy if there are lots of salmon in the area, so many salmon that fishing with nymphs would result in snagged salmon! On many streams or rivers you can have consistent 40 to 50 fish days especially in the fall so go ahead give them a try, you may be surprised!
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