modern Michigan streamer · by 2012
Goblin
Unverified origin Only the Current Works page covers it, and that page does not state who designed it. Attribution to Kraimer is inferred from the site.
History
A goby-sculpin hybrid streamer for the round gobies that have become key forage in the Great Lakes. The page recommends it for smallmouth in Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan, crawled along the bottom near structure, and says trout, steelhead and carp also take it.
Materials
| Hook | Daiichi 2451, size 4 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Uni 6/0 camel and Fly Master Plus tan |
| Eyes | Red lead dumbbell, extra small or small |
| Tail | Black barred gold variant rabbit strip |
| Body | Small dubbed body of rabbit fur |
| Collar | Natural brown rooster saddle |
| Fins | Speckled brown hen saddle |
| Head | Stacked sculpin wool, cream and sculpin olive |
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.