Michigan fly patterns
Michigan’s flies, and the stories behind them. Each pattern covers its tyer, river, hatch, and materials, plus what the sources actually say about where it came from, including where they disagree.
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Patterns
See all patternsmodern dry fly · by 2016
LikelyA Fly
Ted Kraimer
Terrestrials
classic dry fly · c. 1922
SolidAdams
Leonard "Len" Halladay
General mayfly · Boardman
modern dry fly · by 2010
LikelyAmerican Wooly
Tom Deschaine
Attractor
classic dry fly · late 1930s
LikelyAnn's Stickfly
Ann Schweigert
Attractor · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1950s
DisputedAu Sable King
Ann Schweigert
Caddis · Au Sable
classic dry fly · date unknown
UnverifiedAu Sable Queen
Originator unconfirmed
Caddis · Au Sable
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Flies for October
Michigan patterns that fit this month's hatches and season.
modern dry fly · by 2016
LikelyA Fly
Ted Kraimer
Terrestrials
modern dry fly · by 2010
LikelyAmerican Wooly
Tom Deschaine
Attractor
modern nymph · by 2012
UnverifiedBeaded Alevin
Ted Kraimer
steelhead, brown trout
modern dry fly · 2010s
LikelyBeel's March Brown
Paul Beel
March brown · Au Sable
modern dry fly · late 1980s
UnverifiedBell's Hexagenia
Jim Bell
Hex
classic dry fly · mid-1950s
UnverifiedBerger's Deer-Hair Hex
William Berger
Hex
classic dry fly · c. 1948
LikelyBicolor Walker
Ralph Hanna
Brown drake · Au Sable
modern emerger · by 2014
LikelyBorchers Emerger
Ted Kraimer
Hendrickson, Mahogany
modern dry fly · 1980s
UnverifiedCatau's Brown Drake
Dan Catau
Brown drake, Dark mayflies
modern dry fly · 1980s
UnverifiedCatau's Michigan Hopper
Dan Catau
Grasshoppers
modern dry fly · late 1970s or early 1980s
LikelyEphoron
Al Rockwood
White fly
modern nymph · date unknown
LikelyFeenstra's Australian Possum Hex
Kevin Feenstra
Hex · Muskegon
modern wet fly · by 2022
LikelyFeenstra's Code Breaker
Kevin Feenstra
Shiner, Salmon and steelhead fry · Muskegon
modern wet fly · date unknown
LikelyFeenstra's Grapefruit Leech
Kevin Feenstra
Leech · Muskegon
modern wet fly · by 2018
LikelyFeenstra's Halloween Leech
Kevin Feenstra
Leech · Muskegon
modern streamer · by 2012
LikelyFin Clip
Ted Kraimer
brown trout
modern streamer · by 2012
LikelyFonzi Fry
Ted Kraimer
steelhead, brown trout · Manistee
modern streamer · mid-1990s
SolidGalloup's Zoo Cougar
Kelly Galloup
Sculpin, Baitfish · Manistee
modern streamer · by 2012
UnverifiedGoblin
Ted Kraimer
smallmouth bass, brown trout
modern emerger · by 2022
UnverifiedGriz's E-Train Emerger (BWO)
Todd A. Schotts
Blue-winged olive
modern nymph · by 2022
UnverifiedGriz's Swamp Stompin' BWO Beadhead
Todd A. Schotts
Blue-winged olive
classic dry fly · probably 1920s or 1930s
UnverifiedHalladay's Hopper
Leonard "Len" Halladay
Grasshoppers
modern streamer · by 2015
LikelyHawkins Nutcracker
Chuck Hawkins
Sculpin
classic dry fly · early 1960s
UnverifiedHot Mustard
Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum
Stoneflies
modern wet fly · date unknown
LikelyHubbard's Swinging Smolt
Jeff Hubbard
Salmon fry and smolt · Pere Marquette
classic dry fly · 1978
UnverifiedJackson's Parachute Hopper
Bob Jackson
Grasshoppers
modern streamer · by 2025
LikelyMaddin's Energizer Sculpin
Russ Maddin
Sculpin
modern dry fly · 2013
LikelyPeacock Bumble
Tom Deschaine
Terrestrials
modern dry fly · late 1980s to early 1990s
LikelyReid's Irresistible Hopper
Don Reid
Grasshoppers
classic dry fly · c. 1952
LikelyRoberts' Black Drake
Clarence Roberts
Dark mayflies · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1950s
LikelyRoberts' Yellow Palmered Caddis
Clarence Roberts
Yellow drake, Stoneflies · Au Sable
modern dry fly · 2007
UnverifiedRoyal Bee
Tom Deschaine
Attractor
classic nymph · mid-1970s
LikelySchmidt's Hex Nymph
Ray Schmidt
Hex
modern streamer · by 2017
LikelySchultzy's S4 Sculpin
Mike Schultz
Sculpin · Huron
modern emerger · c. 1989
UnverifiedSnowshoe Sulfur
Calvin "Rusty" Gates Jr.
Sulphur · Au Sable
classic nymph · date unknown
LikelySpring's Wiggler
Ron Spring
Hex, Stoneflies
modern nymph · by 2013
LikelyTed's Early Black Stonefly Nymph
Ted Kraimer
Stoneflies · Manistee
modern wet fly · by 2012
UnverifiedTube Sucker
Ted Kraimer
steelhead · Manistee
modern nymph · by 2023
LikelyTwenty Inch Chubby
Ted Kraimer
Stoneflies
modern nymph · by 2014
LikelyTwenty Pounder Stonefly Nymph
Ted Kraimer
Stoneflies
classic dry fly · Unknown
UnverifiedWinnie's Black Stone
Art Winnie
Stoneflies
modern dry fly · 1980s or 1990s
UnverifiedWoolly Worm (Koernke)
Bill Koernke
Terrestrials
Hatching now
Who doesn't love origin stories?
- Solid
- Two or more independent sources agree.
- Likely
- Same tyer, but details or dates differ.
- Disputed
- Credible sources name different originators.
- Unverified
- From one archive record, not yet confirmed by an independent source.