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Martinez’s Goby in olive by Steve Martinez Gobies represent a large portion of the diet of many predators that we like to target in the Great Lakes. Especially if you like to fish shallow flats for carp and smallmouth bass. This pattern could also carry over as a sculpin pattern in rivers, though I might tie the head thicker. Best For… bass and carp Could Also Be Used For… salmon, steelhead and trout ***Materials listed in tying order Hook… Umpqua, TMC 200R, size 6 Eyes… medium dumbbell in red Tail… rag yarn Tail… 4 strands of copper tinsel Body… flat gold tinsel 1st Collar… Hareline Dubbin, Hare’s Ice Dub in peacock 2nd Collar… rag yarn Head… dear body hair in brown
References Links: Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) — information about round gobies. |
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Steelhead Fly Pattern, Glow Nuke Egg by Kevin Morlock Egg flies are a top choice for steelhead and salmon. The Glow Nuke Egg works well in high dark or dirty water… when you need a little more of an attention getter. Using these flies in the daytime allows the sun to charge the material when ever they are out of the water, giving them the brightest glow. You can tie them in any color combination and size but keep in mind that in high water, bigger is usually better. Best For… steelhead, salmon and trout ***Materials listed in tying order Hook… Mustad C67S, size 4-10 Body… Flashabou GLOW-in-the-dark Wing… Wapsi egg yarn
References Links: West Michgian Fishing Report for November 10th, 2009. Pere Marquette Fishing Report (Perfect PM River steelhead, steelhead fly — the Glow Nuke Egg) |
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Martinez’s Halloween Caveman (tube) by Steve Martinez Sculpin flies can often be difficult and complex to tie but not this one. Grau’s Easy Sculpin is the easiest sculpin pattern I’ve seen and best of all it produces fish. The fish we like to catch in our West Michigan rivers love to eat sculpins and this fat headed, tapering toward the tail fly is just the right look for a sculpin. More good news, sculpins look a lot like gobies. Gobies are now a top prey item for most Great Lakes predators and I have used this pattern for Great Lakes smallmouth bass and carp. For smallmouth and carp in the Great Lakes flats you really need to have the hook ridding up… 6-12 wraps of lead on the body or lead eyes makes this a good hook up carp and smallmouth flats goby fly. Best For… steelhead, salmon Could Also Be Used For… bass, pike and trout
***Materials listed in tying order Tube… Eumer, small Cone… bronze, medium Tail… barred rabbit strip Body… Hareline Dubbin, uv polar chenille, silver Tinsel… pearl crinkle Collar… barred rabbit strip
References Links: West Michgian Fishing Report for October 30th, 2009. Pere Marquette Fishing Report (Solid steelhead numbers but the PM River has high water) |
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Grau’s Easy Sculpin by Walt Grau Sculpin flies can often be difficult and complex to tie but not this one. Grau’s Easy Sculpin is the easiest sculpin pattern I’ve seen and best of all it produces fish. The fish we like to catch in our West Michigan rivers love to eat sculpins and this fat headed, tapering toward the tail fly is just the right look for a sculpin. More good news, sculpins look a lot like gobies. Gobies are now a top prey item for most Great Lakes predators and I have used this pattern for Great Lakes smallmouth bass and carp. For smallmouth and carp in the Great Lakes flats you really need to have the hook ridding up… 6-12 wraps of lead on the body or lead eyes makes this a good hook up carp and smallmouth flats goby fly. Best For… steelhead, salmon, carp, bass and trout
***Materials listed in tying order Hook… Dai-Riki #710, size 4 Tail… brown rag yarn Body… dark orange yarn Hackle… pheasant rump Flash… copper Flashabou (6 or so pieces over hackle) Head… brown rag yarn
References Links: Walt Grau Pere Marquette Fishing Report (Pere Marquette Steelhead, Grau’s Easy Sculpin) Dan Bailey, Dai-Riki hooks (home page) |
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Morlock’s UV Rabbit in brown by Kevin Morlock This is a very good all around fly for Michigan salmon and steelhead, though the Pere Marquette River salmon seem to really have a thing for the uv tying materials. With the bunny tail it has lots of action on a dead drift but really comes alive when it swings out. While I tied this pattern for use on the PM River and other West Michigan Rivers for salmon and steelhead, I have used it successfully as a streamer for Michigan trout as well as Great Lakes carp and smallmouth bass. Best For… salmon Could Also Be Used For… steelhead, bass, carp and trout ***Materials listed in tying order Variations… I use this pattern in a dozen or more variations, including some that are very bright.
References Links: Salmon…The Right Way by Kevin Morlock Pere Marquette River Fishing Report (Hot Pere Marquette River King Salmon Fishing) Pere Marquette River Fishing Report (World Record Bowfin, Morlock’s UV Rabbit) FlyMasters of Indianapolis (source for uv materials) Feather-Craft of St. Louis (source for uv materials – home page) Feather-Craft of St. Louis (uv polar chenille page) Hareline Dubbin, Inc. (home page) |
