Michigan Flies

Flies / Attractor

Comet

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A bead-chain-eyed West Coast salmon fly with a bright chenille body and long tail that sinks fast and swims hook-up. It is a generic aggression fly for Michigan Chinook and coho, swung or bounced through runs in September and October; Michigan sources do not name it.

#2–6OrangeChartreusePinkBoss (black/orange)
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

General attractor.

Fish it for
Chinook salmonCoho salmonSteelhead

Setups

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