Michigan fly patterns
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183 patterns
modern 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
modern streamer · by 2013
LikelyAutumn Offender
Ted Kraimer
brown trout, steelhead
modern streamer · by 2022
LikelyBack Half Baitfish
Ted Kraimer
brown trout, smallmouth bass
classic dry fly · 1930s
LikelyBadger Bivisible
Charles Merrill
Attractor
modern nymph · by 2012
UnverifiedBeaded Alevin
Ted Kraimer
steelhead, brown trout
modern dry fly · by 2009
LikelyBee Visible
Tom Deschaine
Attractor
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 · late 1960s
SolidBetty
Bill Nault
Attractor
classic dry fly · c. 1948
LikelyBicolor Walker
Ralph Hanna
Brown drake · Au Sable
modern dry fly · early to mid-1970s
UnverifiedBig Yellow May
Originator unconfirmed
Hex
modern dry fly · c. 1985
UnverifiedBlack Magic
Terry Klavinski
Attractor
modern dry fly · by 2010
LikelyBluet Damsel
Tom Deschaine
Damselflies
classic dry fly · 1932
SolidBob Fortney
R. G. "Bob" Fortney
Attractor
classic dry fly · late 1960s
UnverifiedBorcher's Parachute
Art Neumann
Hendrickson, Mahogany · Au Sable
modern emerger · by 2014
LikelyBorchers Emerger
Ted Kraimer
Hendrickson, Mahogany
classic dry fly · 1940s
DisputedBorchers Special
Ernie Borchers
Hendrickson, Isonychia · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1940s to 1960s
UnverifiedBradley
Clarence Roberts
Dark mayflies · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1950s
LikelyBrown Stone
Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum
Hex
classic dry fly · c. 1934
SolidCabin Coachman
John Stephan
Attractor · South Branch Au Sable
classic dry fly · late 1930s or early 1940s
UnverifiedCabin Coachman (Bugby)
Eggie Bugby
Attractor · Au Sable
modern dry fly · 2000s
LikelyCaplis
Tom Deschaine
Attractor, Caddis
modern dry fly · 1980s
UnverifiedCatau's Brown Drake
Dan Catau
Brown drake, Dark mayflies
classic dry fly · 1960s
UnverifiedCatau's Little Yellow Stone Fly
Dan Catau
Stoneflies
modern dry fly · 1980s
UnverifiedCatau's Michigan Hopper
Dan Catau
Grasshoppers
modern dry fly · by 2024
LikelyClumsy Brown Stone
Ted Kraimer
Stoneflies · Manistee
modern dry fly · by 2014
LikelyCollared Caddis
Tom Deschaine
Caddis
classic dry fly · 1936
SolidCooper Bug
Ken Cooper
Attractor
classic dry fly · 1930s or 1940s
LikelyCooper's Hopper
Ken Cooper
Grasshoppers · Au Sable
classic dry fly · mid to late 1960s
UnverifiedCoulson's Brown Drake Emerger
Milt Coulson
Brown drake
classic dry fly · 1940s
UnverifiedDoodlebug
Jack Schweigert
Attractor · Au Sable
classic dry fly · before 1929, per Halladay family
UnverifiedDr. Kirgin
Leonard "Len" Halladay
Attractor · Boardman
classic dry fly · late 1970s
LikelyDun Well
Tom Gauthier
Sulphur · Boardman
modern dry fly · by 2009
LikelyEasy Hex
Jay Neve
Hex · South Branch Au Sable
classic dry fly · between 1920 and 1950
LikelyEggie Special
Eggie Bugby
Attractor · Au Sable
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 streamer · date unknown
LikelyFeenstra's Emulator
Kevin Feenstra
Sculpin, Goby · 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 dry fly · 2008
LikelyFire Fly
Tom Deschaine
Terrestrials
modern streamer · by 2012
LikelyFonzi Fry
Ted Kraimer
steelhead, brown trout · Manistee
modern dry fly · 1990s
UnverifiedFred's Sulphur Spinner
Fred Vargas
Sulphur
modern streamer · mid-1990s
SolidGalloup's Zoo Cougar
Kelly Galloup
Sculpin, Baitfish · Manistee
classic dry fly · before 1970
UnverifiedGiant Michigan Mayfly
Originator unconfirmed
Hex
modern streamer · by 2012
UnverifiedGoblin
Ted Kraimer
smallmouth bass, brown trout
modern dry fly · c. 1980
UnverifiedGray Drake
John Long
Gray drake
modern dry fly · 1997
UnverifiedGray Drake II
Mark Lord
Gray drake
classic dry fly · by 1939
DisputedGriffith's Gnat
George Griffith
Midges, Small caddis · Au Sable
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 · date unknown (Halladay's main tying years were about 1920 to 1930)
UnverifiedHalladay's Hair Stone
Leonard "Len" Halladay
Stoneflies
classic dry fly · date unknown (Halladay's main tying years were about 1920 to 1930)
UnverifiedHalladay's Hex Fly
Leonard "Len" Halladay
Hex
classic dry fly · probably 1920s or 1930s
UnverifiedHalladay's Hopper
Leonard "Len" Halladay
Grasshoppers
classic dry fly · date unknown (Halladay's main tying years were about 1920 to 1930)
UnverifiedHalladay's Michigan Caddis
Leonard "Len" Halladay
Hex
classic dry fly · early 1930s
UnverifiedHarry's Kingfisher
Harry Frey
Attractor · Thunder Bay
modern streamer · by 2015
LikelyHawkins Nutcracker
Chuck Hawkins
Sculpin
modern dry fly · date unknown
UnverifiedHenwing Bomber
Don Fox
Stoneflies, Caddis
classic dry fly · 1950s
UnverifiedHerring Drake
Ann Schweigert
General mayfly
modern dry fly · 1999
UnverifiedHex Para-Spinner
Mark Lord
Hex
modern dry fly · c. 1987
UnverifiedHex Trude
Jeff Bonin
Hex
modern dry fly · late 1970s or early 1980s
UnverifiedHexagenia Limbata
Originator unconfirmed
Hex
classic dry fly · mid or late 1970s
UnverifiedHexagenia Paradrake
Originator unconfirmed
Hex
modern dry fly · mid-to-late 1970s
UnverifiedHexagenia Spinner
Originator unconfirmed
Hex
classic dry fly · mid to late 1970s
UnverifiedHopper Special
C. L. Batchelder
Grasshoppers
classic dry fly · early 1960s
UnverifiedHot Mustard
Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum
Stoneflies
classic dry fly · 1940s
DisputedHoughton Lake Special
Bob Jewel
Attractor · Au Sable
modern wet fly · date unknown
LikelyHubbard's Swinging Smolt
Jeff Hubbard
Salmon fry and smolt · Pere Marquette
modern dry fly · 1998
UnverifiedIsonychia Spinner (Lord)
Mark Lord
Isonychia
classic dry fly · 1978
UnverifiedJackson's Parachute Hopper
Bob Jackson
Grasshoppers
modern dry fly · 1990
UnverifiedJeff's Deer Hair Caddis
Jeff Bonin
Caddis · Muskegon
modern dry fly · c. 1993
UnverifiedJeff's Para Drake
Jeff Bonin
Gray drake · Muskegon
modern dry fly · 1995
UnverifiedJeff's Spiny Midge
Jeff Bonin
Spiny water flea · Muskegon
modern dry fly · 2012
LikelyKapok Hopper
Tom Deschaine
Grasshoppers
modern dry fly · 1970s
LikelyKelly's Hex
Kelly Galloup
Hex · Manistee
classic dry fly · 1950s
LikelyKiller
Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum
Caddis · Pere Marquette
modern dry fly · after 1970
UnverifiedKiller Diller
C. L. Batchelder
Stoneflies, Terrestrials · Pere Marquette
modern dry fly · 1990s
UnverifiedLacy's Caddis
Jeff "Bear" Andrews
Caddis
classic dry fly · 1950s
LikelyLady Jo Caddis
Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum
Hex, Attractor
modern streamer · by 2012
LikelyLamprey Leech
Ted Kraimer
brown trout · Manistee
modern streamer · by 2014
LikelyLynch's Drunk & Disorderly
Tommy Lynch
Baitfish · Pere Marquette
modern streamer · late 1990s to early 2000s
LikelyMaddin's Circus Peanut
Russ Maddin
Sculpin, Baitfish
modern streamer · by 2025
LikelyMaddin's Energizer Sculpin
Russ Maddin
Sculpin
modern streamer · date unknown
LikelyMaddin's Flash Monkey
Russ Maddin
Baitfish, Salmon fry and smolt
modern dry fly · date unknown
LikelyMaddin's Foam Scorpion
Russ Maddin
Terrestrials, Attractor
modern dry fly · by 2020
UnverifiedMaddin's Oogie Woogie
Russ Maddin
Dobsonflies
modern dry fly · by 2020
UnverifiedMaddin's Scorpion Hex
Russ Maddin
Hex
classic dry fly · 1920s to 1930s
LikelyMadsen's Hatching Caddis
Earl Madsen
Hex, Brown drake · Au Sable
classic dry fly · date unknown
UnverifiedMadsen's Hex Spinner
Earl Madsen
Hex · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1940s
DisputedMadsen's Skunk
Earl Madsen
Terrestrials, Stoneflies · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1950s
UnverifiedManistee Hex
Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum
Hex · Manistee
classic dry fly · mid to late 1970s
UnverifiedMartin's Deer Hair Hex Fly
C. R. "Doc" Martin
Hex
classic dry fly · date unknown
LikelyMcClain's Drake
Jerry McClain
Dark mayflies · Au Sable
classic dry fly · date unknown (Halladay's main tying years were about 1920 to 1930)
UnverifiedMichigamme
Leonard "Len" Halladay
General mayfly
classic dry fly · early 1920s
DisputedMichigan Caddis
Originator unconfirmed
Hex · Au Sable
modern dry fly · 1980s or 1990s
UnverifiedMichigan Caddis II
Bill Koernke
Hex
modern dry fly · mid to late 1990s
UnverifiedMichigan Gray Drake
Originator unconfirmed
Gray drake
classic dry fly · early 1940s
SolidMichigan Hopper
Art Winnie
Grasshoppers · Boardman
classic dry fly · before 1950
UnverifiedMichigan Mayfly, Dark and Light
Originator unconfirmed
Hex
classic dry fly · probably 1950s
UnverifiedMichigan Mosquito
Originator unconfirmed
Dark mayflies
modern dry fly · 2014
UnverifiedMichigan Moth
Tom Deschaine
Terrestrials · Au Sable
classic dry fly · before 1950
UnverifiedMichigan Spinner
Originator unconfirmed
Hex
classic dry fly · 1930s
UnverifiedMichigan Stone
Paul H. Young
Stoneflies
classic dry fly · mid-1970s
UnverifiedMichigan Stone II
Originator unconfirmed
Stoneflies
modern dry fly · 2008
LikelyNight Stalker
Tom Deschaine
Attractor
classic dry fly · late 1950s or early 1960s
LikelyNorth Branch Drake
Hank Vesey
Attractor
modern dry fly · early 2000s
SolidOpal & Elk Caddis
Dennis Potter
Caddis
modern dry fly · 2008
UnverifiedParachute Fire Fly
Tom Deschaine
Terrestrials
modern dry fly · 2013
LikelyPeacock Bumble
Tom Deschaine
Terrestrials
modern dry fly · c. 1995
UnverifiedPest
Dennis Potter
Terrestrials
modern dry fly · by 2010
LikelyPolar Commander
Jay Neve
Stoneflies
modern dry fly · date unknown
LikelyPolar Hex
Jay Neve
Hex
modern dry fly · c. 2003
UnverifiedPotter's Opal Trude
Dennis Potter
Attractor, Caddis
modern dry fly · c. 1990
UnverifiedRegan's Black Caddis
Jerry Regan
Small caddis
modern dry fly · date unknown
UnverifiedRegan's Hex
Jerry Regan
Hex · Au Sable
modern dry fly · late 1980s to early 1990s
LikelyReid's Irresistible Hopper
Don Reid
Grasshoppers
modern emerger · c. 1985
UnverifiedRivergod Emerger
Dennis Potter
Sulphur, General mayfly
classic dry fly · c. 1952
LikelyRoberts' Black Drake
Clarence Roberts
Dark mayflies · Au Sable
classic streamer · 1950s
UnverifiedRoberts' Black Streamer
Clarence Roberts
brown trout, brook trout · Au Sable
classic dry fly · c. 1952
LikelyRoberts' Brown Drake (Clipped Body)
Clarence Roberts
Brown drake, Gray drake · Au Sable
classic dry fly · by 1952
LikelyRoberts' Deer Hair Hopper
Clarence Roberts
Grasshoppers, Terrestrials · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1950s
LikelyRoberts' Moose Hair Caddis
Clarence Roberts
General mayfly · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1950s
LikelyRoberts' Spent Blue
Clarence Roberts
Attractor · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1957 to 1959
SolidRoberts' Yellow Drake
Clarence Roberts
Yellow drake, Sulphur · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1950s
LikelyRoberts' Yellow Palmered Caddis
Clarence Roberts
Yellow drake, Stoneflies · Au Sable
modern dry fly · mid-1970s or 1980s
UnverifiedRockwood's Para Hex
Al Rockwood
Hex
modern dry fly · 1982
UnverifiedRoti's Brown Drake Attractor
Bruno Roti
Brown drake
modern dry fly · 2007
UnverifiedRoyal Bee
Tom Deschaine
Attractor
modern dry fly · 1980s
SolidRusty's Spinner
Calvin "Rusty" Gates Jr.
Isonychia, Hendrickson · Au Sable
classic nymph · mid-1970s
LikelySchmidt's Hex Nymph
Ray Schmidt
Hex
classic dry fly · mid-1970s
UnverifiedSchmidt's Parachute Hex
Ray Schmidt
Hex
classic dry fly · mid-1970s
UnverifiedSchmidt's Yarn Body Hex
Ray Schmidt
Hex
modern streamer · by 2017
LikelySchultzy's S4 Sculpin
Mike Schultz
Sculpin · Huron
modern streamer · 2000s
LikelySchultzy's Swingin' D
Mike Schultz
Baitfish · Huron
modern dry fly · late 1980s or early 1990s
LikelySecret Rubber Bug
Calvin "Rusty" Gates Jr.
Terrestrials, Attractor · Au Sable
modern dry fly · by 2026
LikelySenyo's Shadow Hex
Greg Senyo
Hex · Huron
modern dry fly · 1996
LikelySimple Hex Spinner
Mark Lord
Hex
modern streamer · by 2016
LikelySkam Man
Ted Kraimer
brown trout, smallmouth bass · Manistee
modern dry fly · c. 2005
UnverifiedSkunk Hopper
Dennis Potter
Grasshoppers
modern dry fly · early 1980s
UnverifiedSmock's Deer Fly
Bob Smock Sr.
Terrestrials
modern emerger · c. 1989
UnverifiedSnowshoe Sulfur
Calvin "Rusty" Gates Jr.
Sulphur · Au Sable
modern dry fly · early 1990s
UnverifiedSpent Poly Winged Caddis
Originator unconfirmed
Small caddis
classic nymph · date unknown
LikelySpring's Wiggler
Ron Spring
Hex, Stoneflies
modern dry fly · 1996
UnverifiedStreamside Mahogany
Mark Lord
Mahogany
classic dry fly · 1970s
LikelySturgeon Drake
Tom Gauthier
Brown drake · Sturgeon
modern dry fly · early 1980s
SolidSulfur Dun
Bob Smock Sr.
Sulphur · Au Sable
modern dry fly · by 2010
LikelySunset Sulfur
Tom Deschaine
Sulphur · Au Sable
classic dry fly · 1950s
LikelyTan Fury
Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum
General mayfly
modern streamer · by 2016
LikelyTed's Brook Trout
Ted Kraimer
brown trout
modern nymph · by 2013
LikelyTed's Early Black Stonefly Nymph
Ted Kraimer
Stoneflies · Manistee
classic dry fly · mid to late 1960s
UnverifiedTed's Gray Irresistible
Ted Earl
Attractor
modern nymph · by 2010
SolidTed's Swimming Hex
Ted Kraimer
Hex
modern dry fly · early 1980s
UnverifiedTent Wing Caddis
Al Rockwood
Caddis, Small caddis
modern dry fly · by 2012
UnverifiedThing-a-ma-Hex
Ted Kraimer
Hex
modern dry fly · early 2000s
LikelyTilt-Shoot Iso
Ted Kraimer
Isonychia
modern dry fly · c. 2000
UnverifiedTim's Brown Drake
Tim Simons
Brown drake
modern dry fly · by 2023
UnverifiedTim's Hopper
Tim Neal
Grasshoppers
classic dry fly · early 1960s
LikelyTop Hopper
Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum
Grasshoppers, Terrestrials
classic dry fly · c. 1979
UnverifiedTroutsman Drake
Kelly Galloup
Brown drake, Hex
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 · about 1941 to 1942
LikelyVictory Fly
Art Winnie
Attractor
modern dry fly · by 2022
UnverifiedWalker's Marabou Bug Popper
Dan Walker
bluegill, largemouth bass
modern dry fly · 2005 to 2009
UnverifiedWeed Seed
Mike Schultz
Attractor
modern dry fly · early 1990s
UnverifiedWhite-Not
Calvin "Rusty" Gates Jr.
Isonychia, Sulphur · Au Sable
classic dry fly · about 1917 to 1920
UnverifiedWiddicomb
Ralph Widdicomb
General mayfly
classic dry fly · Unknown
UnverifiedWinnie's Black Stone
Art Winnie
Stoneflies
classic dry fly · Unknown
UnverifiedWinnie's Gray Stone
Art Winnie
Stoneflies
classic dry fly · mid-1950s
LikelyWoodchuck Caddis
Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum
Caddis · Pere Marquette
classic dry fly · late 1940s to 1950s
UnverifiedWoodchuck Skunk
Ann Schweigert
Grasshoppers, Attractor
modern dry fly · 1980s or 1990s
UnverifiedWoolly Worm (Koernke)
Bill Koernke
Terrestrials
modern dry fly · 1970s or early 1980s
UnverifiedYellow Bellied Mattress Thrasher
Craig Perry
Stoneflies · Au Sable
modern dry fly · 1997
UnverifiedYellow Skunk
Mark Lord
Attractor
modern dry fly · 1980s or 1990s
UnverifiedYellow Stone
Bill Koernke
Stoneflies
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