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Articulated Musky Fly
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Nightmare Musky Flies
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Musky Fool
Matched on Great Lakes, streamer flies, musky. Great Lakes predator shop and guide brand with musky-specific fly inventory.
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Matched on Great Lakes, streamer flies, musky. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.
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They call musky the fish of 10,000 casts, which is optimistic. This fly is ten inches of articulated ambition -- deer hair, rabbit strip, and enough flash to be seen from space. Casting it on a 12-weight rod is the fly fishing equivalent of a CrossFit workout. When a musky finally eats, you will forget every empty cast. Until then, you will question everything.
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Tony Sandrone
Nightmare Musky Flies
Great Lakes Region
A two-person artisan operation with proprietary materials and a premium predator-fly reputation. Tony's flies are nightmares for fish and dreams for predator hunters.
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Where to Fish It
Lake St. Clair
MI · Great Lakes Shoreline
Boundary Waters
MN · Inland Lakes
Fox River
IL · River
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