Michigan Flies

Flies / Emerger

Hendrickson Emerger

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Au Sable guides and Old Au Sable Fly Shop both recommend an emerger or floating nymph alongside the parachute during Hendricksons. Fish it in the film or as a dropper behind the dry when trout are bulging rather than breaking the surface in the first days of the hatch.

#12–14Reddish brown with dun wingFloating nymphclear waterafternoon
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
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  12. Dec
Imitates

The naturals

Fish it for
Brown troutBrook troutRainbow trout (resident)

Setups

  • Dry fly

Sources