BaitfishintermediateGreat Lakes
Lake Trout Clouser
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Schultz Outfitters
Matched on Great Lakes, baitfish flies, steelhead. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.
Musky Fool
Matched on Great Lakes, baitfish flies, predator. Great Lakes predator shop and guide brand with musky-specific fly inventory.
Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on baitfish flies, trout, streamer. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
Orvis Fly Catalog
Matched on baitfish flies, trout, clouser. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.
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Lake trout do not sip mayflies like a literary trout in a meadow. They haunt cold water, hunt bait, and ask one question: does that thing look like smelt and can I eat it? This Clouser answers yes in bucktail, flash, and enough dumbbell weight to get down where the old coldwater predators live.
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Where to Fish It
Lake Michigan
MI · Great Lakes Shoreline
Lake Superior
MN · Great Lakes Shoreline
Lake Erie
OH · Great Lakes Shoreline
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