Michigan Flies

Flies / Streamer

Parr None

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One of Chuck Hawkins' top ten Michigan flies, a parr imitation that is 'great for early spring in the Midwest' on any river with a migration of salmon parr, for steelhead, brown trout and salmon. Anna River browns selected stocked coho smolts over sculpins in May, so fish it March through June on the Muskegon, Manistee, PM and Betsie.

#4–8Parr-marked olive/silver
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

  • Juvenile trout and salmon parr
  • Coho smolt
  • Salmon and steelhead fry and alevin
Fish it for
SteelheadBrown troutChinook salmonCoho salmon

Setups

  • Streamers
  • Swinging flies (spey / switch)
  • Indicator nymphing

Sources