Michigan Flies

Flies / Streamer

Woolly Sculpin

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Kelly Galloup, Manistee River

One of Galloup's early Manistee patterns alongside the Zoo Cougar, a heavier bottom-hugging sculpin for the deeper runs. Fish it on a full sink or heavy tip with short rod-animated strips through log jams in spring and fall, and slow in winter on the extended-season Manistee and Boardman.

#2–6OliveBlackTanWhite
What the pattern looks like
Reference photos of the Woolly Sculpin tied by others, shared by their photographers. Not our flies; our own product photos replace these as they are shot.

Photo © Quinn for Fly Deal Flies, used with permission · Matuka Sculpin Olive

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
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  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
Imitates

Forage

  • Sculpin (slimy and mottled)
Fish it for
Brown troutRainbow trout (resident)Steelhead

Setups

  • Streamers

Sources