StreameradvancedGreat Lakes
Buford
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Available Sizes6-8 inches
Color Variations
Natural/WhiteBlack/ChartreusePerchFire Tiger
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Regional shopStrong match
Musky Fool
Matched on Great Lakes, streamer flies, musky. Great Lakes predator shop and guide brand with musky-specific fly inventory.
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Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Schultz Outfitters
Matched on Great Lakes, streamer flies, musky. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.
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Visit sourceBroad sourceStrong match
Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on streamer flies, pike, baitfish. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
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Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on streamer flies, musky, deer hair. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
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Visit sourceBroad sourceBroad match
Orvis Fly Catalog
Matched on streamer flies, pike, broad catalog. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.
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Visit sourceThe Buford is named like someone's uncle, and it fishes like someone's uncle too -- reliable, unpretentious, and surprisingly effective when the situation calls for it. The spun deer hair head pushes water on the strip and pops to the surface on the pause, creating a disturbance that pike and musky interpret as 'wounded meal.' It is a fly that rewards patience and a good strip-set.
Quick Facts
TypeStreamer
Difficultyadvanced
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesMusky, Northern Pike
Sizes6-8 inches
Best LocationsBoundary Waters, MN; Lake St. Clair, MI; Fox River, IL
Where to Fish It
Boundary Waters
MN · Inland Lakes
Lake St. Clair
MI · Great Lakes Shoreline
Fox River
IL · River
Map unavailable. Locations for Buford: Boundary Waters, MN; Lake St. Clair, MI; Fox River, IL
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