NymphintermediateGreat Lakes
St. Joseph Hex Nymph
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Matched on Great Lakes, nymph flies, steelhead. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.
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Indiana is the state that most fly anglers fly over on their way to Michigan, which is a mistake that benefits the anglers who actually fish there. The St. Joseph River runs steelhead from Lake Michigan through South Bend with a regularity that would make a Midwestern train schedule jealous, and these fish eat Hex nymphs with the enthusiasm of someone who has been swimming upstream for days without a meal. This weighted nymph imitates the burrowing Hexagenia larvae that live in the silty river bottom, waiting to emerge as the largest mayflies in North America. The rubber legs twitch in the current, the broad body catches the light like a neon sign saying 'protein,' and the steelhead respond accordingly. Eagle Creek adds a different dimension -- warmwater smallmouth that eat this pattern as readily as the trout do, because good food is good food regardless of who is eating it.
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Where to Fish It
St. Joseph River
IN · Tributary
Eagle Creek
IN · Freestone Creek
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