Wet FlyintermediateAlaska
Polar Shrimp
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Available Sizes#2 - #6
Color Variations
Standard (orange/white)Hot Orange/White
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Alaska Fly Fishing Goods
Matched on Alaska, salmon, salmon. Alaska-specific fly shop with fly categories for trout, char, grayling, salmon, and steelhead.
Alaskasalmon
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Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on wet flies, salmon, shrimp. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
wet fliessalmonshrimp
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Orvis Fly Catalog
Matched on wet flies, salmon, shrimp. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.
wet fliessalmonshrimp
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Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on wet flies, salmon, wet. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
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Pacific Fly Fishers
Matched on wet flies, salmon, steelhead. Pacific Northwest shop with a large online catalog and steelhead/trout regional relevance.
wet fliessalmonsteelhead
Visit sourceThe Polar Shrimp was designed for steelhead on the Eel River in California, but Alaskan salmon never got the memo that it was not meant for them. The orange body glows in glacial water like a small, edible sunset, and the white wing pulses in the current with a rhythm that salmon apparently find hypnotic. It has been catching fish since 1936, which is longer than Alaska has been a state.
Quick Facts
TypeWet Fly
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesKing Salmon, Silver Salmon, Chum Salmon
Sizes#2 - #6
Best LocationsTogiak River, AK; Alagnak River, AK; Kanektok River, AK
Where to Fish It
Togiak River
AK · Remote Stream
Alagnak River
AK · Salmon River
Kanektok River
AK · Remote Stream
Map unavailable. Locations for Polar Shrimp: Togiak River, AK; Alagnak River, AK; Kanektok River, AK
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