StreameradvancedGreat Lakes
$18.95
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.
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
StreameradvancedGreat Lakes
8-12 inches
Tied by Tony Sandrone
10-inch articulated streamer for the fish of 10,000 casts. Deer hair head, rabbit strip body. Arm workout included. Fish it on lakes and large rivers with a fast-sink line.
Musky · Northern Pike
StreameradvancedGreat Lakes
6-14 inches
Tied by Dan & Jenn Donovan
Blane Chocklett's multi-articulated baitfish pattern. Fish-spine shanks create a swimming action that looks disturbingly alive. The modern standard for trophy musky and pike on the fly.
Musky · Northern Pike · Largemouth Bass
StreamerintermediateGreat Lakes
#2 - #6
Two-tone articulated streamer with a peanut-shaped profile. Balanced design swims with an erratic, wounded action. Deadly on aggressive brown trout and predatory species throughout the Great Lakes basin.
Brown Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Steelhead · Northern Pike
StreamerbeginnerGreat Lakes
#4 - #10
Crystal chenille variant of the classic Woolly Bugger. Extra flash and a slightly bulkier profile make it the go-to general-purpose searching pattern across all Great Lakes water types.
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout · Smallmouth Bass · Steelhead · Northern Pike
StreamerbeginnerGreat Lakes
#6 - #12
The universal subsurface fly. Marabou tail, palmered hackle, optional bead head. Imitates leeches, baitfish, crayfish, and anything else a trout might eat. Works everywhere, always.
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout · Brook Trout · Steelhead
StreamerbeginnerGreat Lakes
#4 - #8
Oversized woolly bugger tied heavy for Great Lakes steelhead. Marabou tail, palmered hackle, bead head. The fly that catches everything in every river, and steelhead are no exception.
Steelhead · Brown Trout · Smallmouth Bass