StreameradvancedGreat Lakes
Game Changer
$22.95
Available Sizes6-14 inches
Color Variations
Natural PerchWhite/ChartreuseFire TigerBlack/OliveGolden Shiner
Blane Chocklett looked at the state of streamer fishing and decided to change the game -- hence the name, which for once is not an exaggeration. Multiple articulated shanks linked with fish-spine connectors give this fly a sinuous, swimming action that makes musky forget they are supposed to be difficult. It swims like a fish. It looks like a fish. To a musky, it is a fish. And that is the entire point.
Meet the Tier
Dan & Jenn Donovan
Musky Fool
Waunakee, WI
R.L. Winston ambassadors. Featured on the Wet Fly Swing podcast. The Donovans live and breathe musky — and their flies prove it every day on Wisconsin's trophy waters.
R.L. Winston ambassador, Wet Fly Swing podcast, full shop
Meet All Our TiersQuick Facts
TypeStreamer
Difficultyadvanced
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesMusky, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass
Sizes6-14 inches
Best LocationsLake St. Clair, MI; Boundary Waters, MN; Fox River, IL
Where to Fish It
Lake St. Clair
MI · Great Lakes Shoreline
Boundary Waters
MN · Inland Lakes
Fox River
IL · River
Map unavailable. Locations for Game Changer: Lake St. Clair, MI; Boundary Waters, MN; Fox River, IL
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