modern Michigan streamer · by 2012
Fonzi Fry
Likely origin Only the designer's own account on his guide-service site; no independent source found for the date or design story.
History
A salmon-fry imitation for the spring weeks when naturally spawned chinook and coho fry emerge in rivers such as the Manistee, Betsie and Pere Marquette. Kraimer says he made it for steelhead, drifting it below an egg, and then found trout took it swung or stripped along the banks.
Materials
| Hook | TMC 2457, size 8 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Gray Uni 6/0 |
| Eyes | Small black bead chain |
| Tail | Grizzly marabou |
| Body | UV pearl Ice Dub |
| Thorax | UV pearl Ice Dub |
| Collar | Teal flank |
| Back | Peacock Ice Dub |
Sources
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No photo yet. Every photo on michfly is of a fly tied for the site, so they're added a few at a time.
Original recipe cards for many Michigan patterns are kept at the Michigan Dry Flies archive, built by the late Tom Deschaine.