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Bass, Streamers -

The McCoy’s Amphibious Assault is a frog pattern that Ed McCoy developed for fishing at night for Trophy Trout. Frogs are often an overlooked meal readily available to fish. Frogs tend to reside along most of the streams we frequently fish in Northern Michigan. McCoy’s Amphibious Assault has been an absolute butt kicker for Ed for several seasons. If you follow Mangled Fly social or Ed McCoy you have seen several really big trout caught the past several seasons. Most of them have been on the Amphibious Assault. The combination of the hook to shank attachment, blending of materials, and...

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Words from Matt Grajewski "When fly fishing for muskie, it's important to have a fly that doesn't swim straight.  Accomplishing that is more difficult with a single hook fly.  A key aspect to the yard sale single is incorporating foam within the body of the fly.  This will give it an erratic action that aids in triggering muskies to commit." Material List - Hook - Kona Big Game Carnivore (+)Body - Flash n Slinky Yellow (+) and Olive (+) Tail - Schlappen yellow (+) and Yellow Bucktail (+)Flash - Polar Flash Gold (+)Foam - 2mm Foam Light Olive (+)Rattle - Medium Plastic Rattle (+)Head...

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Euro Nymphs -

Small but deadly Euro Nymph pattern. Catch fish year round with this little guy!    Materials - Hook: 551 Firehole size 16 (+)Bead: 2.8 slotted tungsten (+)Tail: Coq de Leon (+)Back: UV epoxy (+)Wire rib: Sculpin olive wire (+)Thread: Olive 6/0 (+)Head: Ice Dub Peacock (+)Tag: Glo Brite orange (+) Add All To Cart (+)   

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Euro Nymphs -

Easy to tie, easy to fish. the Euro Jig Streamer is a staple in Drews box, Whether  its Summer, Winter, Fall, or Spring Drew has this fly somewhere close near by!    Materials - Hook: 90 Degree hook size 4 (+)Tail/Body: Micro Rabbit Strip Tan (+) Head: Cross Cut Rabbit Strip Tan (+)Flash: Polar Chenille Gold (+)Bead: 4.6 Slotted Tungsten Gold (+)Thread 6/0 Brown (+) To Add All To Cart (+)    

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Swing Flies -

Kevin Feenstras Kitchen Sink LeechQuote from Kevin Feenstra "Colorful pattern that is designed to get aggressive strikes. This fly is frequently used in October/November/December with reliable results"    Materials List - Shank : Senyo Shank (+)Connector :  Senyo Wire (+) Lead Eyes (+)Tail : Black Marabou (+)Body : Peacock Ice Dub (+)Flash : Flashabou Copper (+) Rainbow (+) Holo Magnum Yellow (+)Head : Ice Dub Pink (+) Orange (+) Chartreuse (+)Hook : Daiichi 2450 size 4 (+)   Add all to Cart (+)

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