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Brown troutRainbow troutMountain whitefishBrook troutCutthroat troutSteelheadAtlantic salmonEuropean graylingMarble troutSea troutArctic charSea-run brown troutResident brown trout

Techniques

Reading waterMatching a hatchNymphingDry-fly presentationStreamer fishingSwinging a flyCatch and release, done properlyTying flies you will actually fish

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Mataura RiverBig LaxáGaula RiverRiver SanRiver UnaRiver TweedMiramichi RiverBow RiverWhite River, ArkansasDavidson RiverPenns CreekLetort Spring RunFarmington RiverPere Marquette RiverNorth Umpqua RiverDeschutes RiverSan Juan RiverFryingpan RiverYellowstone RiverBighorn RiverTraun RiverBeaverkill RiverRío GrandeGreen River below Flaming GorgeRiver WharfeHenry's Fork of the SnakeSoča RiverAu Sable RiverTongariro RiverSouth Platte — Deckers and CheesmanRiver TestMadison River
Brown troutRainbow troutMountain whitefishBrook troutCutthroat troutSteelheadAtlantic salmonEuropean graylingMarble troutSea troutArctic charSea-run brown troutResident brown trout
Reading waterMatching a hatchNymphingDry-fly presentationStreamer fishingSwinging a flyCatch and release, done properlyTying flies you will actually fish

Salmonidae

Arctic char

Salvelinus alpinus · 20–40 cm in most waters; large lake forms reach 60 cm.

By The Fly Desk

How it feeds

Arctic char are the northernmost freshwater fish in the world and feed on plankton, insects and small fish depending on the water. In the shallow, cold margins of a lake outlet they are often found mixed with brown trout, and they can be distinguished by the pale spots on a darker flank.

How to fish for it

Fish the cold inlet water of a lake in spring and the outlet in autumn. Small spinners and dark nymphs work well when they are feeding on plankton and will not move far for a fly.

Flies that work: Small Spinner · Zebra Midge · Dark Nymph · Midge Emerger

Arctic char in the ledger

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