Michigan Flies

Flies / Attractor

Chicken Little

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A big, bright marabou attractor that a Michigan guide lists with Egg Sucking Leeches and Intruders as 'bright flies that bring out angry strikes from the salmon.' Swing or dead-drift it at the head of the pool where staged Chinook and coho hold in September and October.

#2–6ChartreusePinkOrangeBlack/chartreusestained water
What the pattern looks like
No photograph yet. A bench photo of our own tie replaces this mark when the batch is tied.
Season
Months this pattern is in play across Michigan, derived from what it imitates.
  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
Imitates

Forage

  • Leech
Fish it for
Chinook salmonCoho salmonSteelhead

Setups

  • Swinging flies (spey / switch)
  • Chuck and duck
  • Streamers

Sources