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Kreelex
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Matched on Rocky Mountain West, streamer flies, trout. Specialist stillwater source for balanced leeches, chironomids, and lake-trout logic.
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The Kreelex proves that flash sells. Jim Kraft wrapped a hook in Lateral Scale material, added a bead head, and created a fly so effective it should probably be regulated. It imitates the minnows, chubs, and juvenile whitefish that larger trout feed on when they outgrow insects, and it does so with a simplicity that would make a minimalist weep with joy. In the water, it flashes and darts like a fish experiencing a midlife crisis, which apparently is exactly what predatory trout find appealing.
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Where to Fish It
Green River
UT · Tailwater
Big Horn River
MT · Tailwater
Ruby River
MT · Freestone River
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