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Mar 2017
Mini Pugsley Sculpin
This small Streamer pattern works well in the Spring in Michigan. This fly represents two very important baitfish patterns in the diet of our cold water fisheries in the Great Lakes Region. The Salmon Fry and the Smolt pattern. In the Spring thousands of wild King Salmon fry hatch in the Pere Marquette River. These small minnows become a huge staple in the Brown and Rainbow Trout’s diet until the insect hatches begin. These fry
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Mar 2017
Hubbard’s Swinging Smolt
This small Streamer pattern works well in the Spring in Michigan. This fly represents two very important baitfish patterns in the diet of our cold water fisheries in the Great Lakes Region. The Salmon Fry and the Smolt pattern. In the Spring thousands of wild King Salmon fry hatch in the Pere Marquette River. These small minnows become a huge staple in the Brown and Rainbow Trout’s diet until the insect hatches begin. These fry
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Mar 2017
Hubbard’s Flash Fry
This small Streamer pattern works well in the Spring here in Michigan. This fly represents two very important baitfish patterns in the diet of our cold water fisheries in the Great Lakes Region. The Salmon Fry and the Smolt pattern. In the Spring thousands of wild King Salmon fry hatch in the Pere Marquette River. These small minnows become a huge staple in the Brown and Rainbow Trout’s diet until the insect hatches begin. These
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Mar 2017
New Blue Moon
The reinvented Blue Moon for swinging for Steel. This fly works extremely well in the Winter, when the water is cool and in low light situations. Shank Style Fly Tied on Senyo 40mm shank Trailer Hook: Owners number 2 or Allen Stinger number 2 Wire: Beadalon or 40 lb Power Pro Tail: King Fisher Blue Pseudo Hair, tie in to make a nice shoulder for the Black Rabbit Strip to lay
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Feb 2015
Pugsley
This is a Sculpin pattern that I developed as part of Outfitters North Rubber Leg Series of Flies. Use a Shank Style Hook or I use a Mustad Salmon Hook then cut. Tail Ball of Peacock Ice Dub to form a Shoulder then wrap Olive Marabou around Ice Dub First Segment of Rubber Legs Magic Perch Collar of Olive Schlappen around the legs Body Caddis Green Ice Dub wrapped towards front
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Feb 2015
Heckler
This is part of my rubber leg series of shank flies. I’m a big fan of Blue or Purple when it comes to Swinging for Steelhead. Especially in low light Winter situations. Front Hook your favorite shank or I prefer a Mustad Salmon hook up turn eye. Back of Shank start with a good amount of Black Ice Dub to form a shoulder around that I use Blue Dog Hair,
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Nov 2014
Beard’s Burglar Series
The Beard’s Burglar is a close cousin of the Signature Intruder, which is a popular west coast winter steelhead fly. This is a versatile pattern that welcomes interpretation. You can dramatically change the flies presentation and appearance by changing the materials used. Burglar Recipe Shank: 4xl -6xl cheap streamer hook (Cut hook point after tying) or Waddington shank. Hook: # 1-4 Gamakatsu
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Nov 2014
Hub’s Hex
This is my go to pattern for this time of year. It goes with my idea of the ” Loosening Up Factor”. Which you can read about in Volume 13 Issue 5 of Midwest Fly Fishing. This fly works great tied smaller to Nymph, or make it a little bigger and swing it. It’s a fast and easy to make, similar to
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Nov 2014
Hub’s Stone
If your a Steelhead Angler in the Great lakes area you must have some Stone Flies in your box. March is the time to fish these bugs, as water starts to warm Stoneflies start to move. I would say most fish we get in March if not on a egg is on a Stonefly Nymph. As in February mostly Hex’s work
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Nov 2014
Juice Box – By Matt Grajewski
If you are like me, you get bored with tying the same old globugs and nuke eggs every year. My boredom inspired an egg pattern my daughter named the Juice Box. I tie it in a number of different “flavors” and here are a few that have been productive. Juice Box Recipe Hook: Your Favorite Caddis hook #6-#10 Bead: Unweighted bead color