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866 | Swinging for Alaska Chinook and Great Lakes Browns with Bailey Adamavich
Season 12 · Episode 866

866 | Swinging for Alaska Chinook and Great Lakes Browns with Bailey Adamavich

Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast · Dave Stewart, Baley Adamavich

January 9, 202657m 16s

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863 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/866

Presented by: Togiak River Lodge

Today's story bridges two very different worlds: the tight banks and icy tributaries of the Great Lakes, and the raw, tidal power of Western Alaska. Bailey Adamavich learned to fish where forty-foot casts matter and low water forces precision, then carried that foundation straight into blown-out rivers, chrome-bright kings, and some of the most intense Chinook grabs you can imagine.

Bailey was our guide on the Togiak River, and we talked through one of my best days ever swinging for king salmon. We also dig into how Great Lakes tactics translate to Alaska, why simple flies still win, and what it really feels like to guide a full Alaskan season. If you're curious about Chinook on the swing, Midwest steelhead and browns, or the leap from small water to truly big rivers, this one's for you.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/866