Michigan Flies

Flies / Mouse

McCoy's Mouse

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Ed McCoy, Mangled Fly

Ed McCoy's mouse for the Au Sable, Pere Marquette and Upper Manistee, where 'the larger fish in our rivers still prefer to hunt at night' and late-summer food scarcity makes them hungry. Cast tight to banks with popping strips from July to September; McCoy stresses Michigan needs full darkness for it to work.

#2–4Natural deer hairnight
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

  • Mouse and vole
Fish it for
Brown trout

Setups

  • Mousing (night)

Sources