CrustaceanintermediateGreat Lakes
Smallmouth Crayfish
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Schultz Outfitters
Matched on Great Lakes, crustacean flies, smallmouth bass. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.
Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on crustacean flies, smallmouth bass, smallmouth. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
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Smallmouth bass eat crayfish the way teenagers eat pizza -- with reckless enthusiasm and no regard for consequences. This pattern hits the bottom and crawls backward through the rocks like the real thing, which is to say, poorly. The lead eyes make it dive nose-first, and the rubber legs flail with the dignity of a crustacean in crisis.
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Where to Fish It
Lake St. Clair
MI · Great Lakes Shoreline
Muskegon River
MI · River
Vermilion River
OH · River
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