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Murdich Minnow
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Musky Fool
Matched on Great Lakes, baitfish flies, pike. Great Lakes predator shop and guide brand with musky-specific fly inventory.
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Matched on Great Lakes, baitfish flies, smallmouth bass. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.
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The Murdich Minnow is what happens when a fly tier decides that subtlety is for trout fishermen. The epoxy head is as smooth as a politician's promise, and the splayed tail kicks side to side like a baitfish having the worst day of its short life. Smallmouth, pike, and even the occasional walleye find this combination impossible to ignore. It swims like prey. It dies like prey. It is, essentially, prey.
Quick Facts
Where to Fish It
Lake St. Clair
MI · Great Lakes Shoreline
Muskegon River
MI · River
Vermilion River
OH · River
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