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BufordStreameradvanced

Great Lakes

Buford

$18.95

Available Sizes6-8 inches
Color Variations
Natural/WhiteBlack/ChartreusePerchFire Tiger

The Buford is named like someone's uncle, and it fishes like someone's uncle too -- reliable, unpretentious, and surprisingly effective when the situation calls for it. The spun deer hair head pushes water on the strip and pops to the surface on the pause, creating a disturbance that pike and musky interpret as 'wounded meal.' It is a fly that rewards patience and a good strip-set.

Quick Facts

TypeStreamer
Difficultyadvanced
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesMusky, Northern Pike
Sizes6-8 inches
Best LocationsBoundary Waters, MN; Lake St. Clair, MI; Fox River, IL

Where to Fish It

Boundary Waters

MN · Inland Lakes

Lake St. Clair

MI · Great Lakes Shoreline

Fox River

IL · River

Map unavailable. Locations for Buford: Boundary Waters, MN; Lake St. Clair, MI; Fox River, IL

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