Lake Flies

Try these flies for catching trout in Alaska’s lakes. Lake fishing in Alaska can be amazing if you have the right flies. These proven patterns catch everything from cutthroat to lake trout.

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  • White Electric Leeches are great for spring and early summer fishing for trout in the rivers. They a ...
    White Electric Leeches are great for spring and early summer fishing for trout in the rivers. They are also a killer flesh searching pattern during the salmon spawn. Having a selection of leeches in your fly box is critical to having success fishing Alaska's rivers and lakes.
  • Having a selection of leeches is critical to succeed in Alaskan lakes and streams. Olive is consiste ...
    Having a selection of leeches is critical to succeed in Alaskan lakes and streams. Olive is consistently one of the best for headwater trout, char and grayling or lake fishing. These are really nicely tied Flash-A-Buggers.
  • Alaskan trout in lakes can often be enticed with a big fly that is stripped in. They don't get much ...
    Alaskan trout in lakes can often be enticed with a big fly that is stripped in. They don't get much bigger or juicier than the Chernobyl Ant. This fly will leave you with a grin when that big trout, grayling or pike engulfs it.
  • Rainbows, grayling and cutthroat are all suckers for a big dry fly now and then. Early season in the ...
    Rainbows, grayling and cutthroat are all suckers for a big dry fly now and then. Early season in the rivers or lake fishing any time, the Black Chernobyl Ant can be dead drifted or stripped with great success.
  • Our version of the Carey Bugger incorporates a hint of flash in this classic lake and stream fly. Th ...
    Our version of the Carey Bugger incorporates a hint of flash in this classic lake and stream fly. The small size and profile ideally matches leeches that trout and char love to gobble up. Make sure to have a few in you trout box.
  • The Olive Beadhead Carey Bugger is a favorite of trout in the lakes. Our version of the Carey B ...
    The Olive Beadhead Carey Bugger is a favorite of trout in the lakes. Our version of the Carey Bugger incorporates a hint of flash in this classic lake and stream fly. The small size and profile ideally matches leeches that trout and char love to gobble up. Make sure to have a few in you trout box.
  • When you need a small bugger to mimic a lake leech or other small aquatic creature, check out the Ol ...
    When you need a small bugger to mimic a lake leech or other small aquatic creature, check out the Olive Krystal Bugger in #12. At just over 1 inch in total length it is stealthy but still big enough to attract a trout.
  • The Black Krystal Bugger in #12 is perfect when you need a small bugger to mimic a lake leech or oth ...
    The Black Krystal Bugger in #12 is perfect when you need a small bugger to mimic a lake leech or other little aquatic creature. At just over 1 inch in total length it is stealthy but still big enough to attract a trout.
  • There is something about a white krystal bugger that drives Alaskan trout crazy. Whether you are fis ...
    There is something about a white krystal bugger that drives Alaskan trout crazy. Whether you are fishing creeks or lakes, this is a great change up fly to have in your box. At just over 1 inch in total length it is stealthy but still big enough to attract a trout.
  • We should rename this fly the Cutthroat Krystal Bugger! Cutts love orange and this bite-sized morsel ...
    We should rename this fly the Cutthroat Krystal Bugger! Cutts love orange and this bite-sized morsel is just the ticket for them. It fishes really well in both creeks and lakes. At just over 1" in length it is stealthy but still attracts their attention.
  • The Gumdropper is a versatile little fly that can be fished in a variety of ways for trout and grayl ...
    The Gumdropper is a versatile little fly that can be fished in a variety of ways for trout and grayling. We love stripping it slowly in lakes for cutthroat. It also can be fished under an indicator (or big dry fly) as a fat emerger. It is also a perfect little swinging fly on your trout Spey rod! The matte black tungsten bead really gets it down in the strike zone, too.
  • Black is the first color to try in Alaskan lakes. A beadhead black bugger with a little flash will g ...
    Black is the first color to try in Alaskan lakes. A beadhead black bugger with a little flash will get the job done. This is also a classic standby river pattern for trout, char and grayling.
  • This new version of the Tarantula is even better for topwater trout. Cutthroat especially love its b ...
    This new version of the Tarantula is even better for topwater trout. Cutthroat especially love its big profile and red body. Dead drifted in rivers or stripped in the lakes, the Red Turk's Tarantula is a winner. 
  • Our new Yellow Turk's Tarantula is a more natural version of the big topwater slayer. Great for cutt ...
    Our new Yellow Turk's Tarantula is a more natural version of the big topwater slayer. Great for cutthroat in lakes and rivers, it can be dead drifted or stripped with great effectiveness. 
  • Trout in Alaska's lakes love leeches and they love eggs. It is hard to beat an olive leech and this ...
    Trout in Alaska's lakes love leeches and they love eggs. It is hard to beat an olive leech and this one takes it up a notch. Try this fly near the in-flow creek during spawning season.
  • The Olive Black Bead Belly leech gets vacuumed up by many a trout, Dolly and grayling. Fish it deep ...
    The Olive Black Bead Belly leech gets vacuumed up by many a trout, Dolly and grayling. Fish it deep and slow or strip it out of the weed beds.
  • Check out this wicked little trout and grayling fly. The Worm Farm has a gummy wiggly tail, seductiv ...
    Check out this wicked little trout and grayling fly. The Worm Farm has a gummy wiggly tail, seductive CDC collar and a heavy tungsten bead. Cutthroat trout, grayling and rainbows pounce on this fly! and the barbless 45-degree jig hook makes releases a breeze.  
  • The Beadhead Tungsten Thin Mint is one of our favorite lake fly in Alaska! Made up of olive, black, ...
    The Beadhead Tungsten Thin Mint is one of our favorite lake fly in Alaska! Made up of olive, black, and brown marabou along with a peacock body, this fly catches fish. The added weight of the tungsten head makes it that much fishier.
  • The Jelly Leech Balanced series of flies are widely known as killer lake flies, but coastal cutthroa ...
    The Jelly Leech Balanced series of flies are widely known as killer lake flies, but coastal cutthroat trout in S.E. Alaska's small creeks love them too.
  • Sven Diesel's Balanced Bou Leech is a nice and buggy balanced leech that breaths like no other under ...
    Sven Diesel's Balanced Bou Leech is a nice and buggy balanced leech that breaths like no other under the water.  The black/blue can be a sweet ultra spooky steelhead fly.
  • The Jig Mini Bugger is so effective that there are days when you will find you don't even need to ch ...
    The Jig Mini Bugger is so effective that there are days when you will find you don't even need to change your fly.  Give it a shot and see for yourself.
  • The Zuddler in Brown is a great secondary color when searching for big trout. There are streams in B ...
    The Zuddler in Brown is a great secondary color when searching for big trout. There are streams in Bristol Bay where this fly outfishes all others.
  • The Zuddler in Black is a premier searching fly for big trout. There are streams in Bristol Bay wher ...
    The Zuddler in Black is a premier searching fly for big trout. There are streams in Bristol Bay where this fly outfishes all others. The Kenai River has given up some massive winter rainbows on it, too.
  • We usually lead off with Black Zuddlers and if they aren't producing the Olive goes on next. A great ...
    We usually lead off with Black Zuddlers and if they aren't producing the Olive goes on next. A great sculpin-leech pattern that big trout love. Killer lake cutthroat or rainbow fly, too.
  • The UV Mini Leech is a prime little lake fly or grayling fly in the headwaters of large rivers. In S ...
    The UV Mini Leech is a prime little lake fly or grayling fly in the headwaters of large rivers. In Southeast Alaska, it does a number on coastal cutthroat trout.
  • The Balanced Squirrel Leech from Montana Fly Company is a top performer when it comes to early trout ...
    The Balanced Squirrel Leech from Montana Fly Company is a top performer when it comes to early trout fishing in the lakes of Alaska.
  • This unique fly has been tied with an all white body and short red throat section. We don't know whe ...
    This unique fly has been tied with an all white body and short red throat section. We don't know whether the trout see the red throat as gills or as an attractor, but we do know they slam it! Perfect for both stream and lake fishing for trout and char. Oh, and pike like it, too!
  • Fish Skull Stinger Zonkers have really proven themselves over the years as a top notch freshwater ba ...
    Fish Skull Stinger Zonkers have really proven themselves over the years as a top notch freshwater baitfish fly. Lake trout, rainbows and Dolly Varden hammer these flies when they see them. The Charmer version is one of the best.
  • In the frenzy of salmon fishing, Alaska's lakes are often overlooked. From the rainbow fishing of th ...
    In the frenzy of salmon fishing, Alaska's lakes are often overlooked. From the rainbow fishing of the Matsu Valley, the Trophy Cutthroat Lakes of Southeast Alaska or the awesome lake fishing for Arctic Grayling and Arctic Char of the Interior, these 28 flies will catch fish.

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