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Circus PeanutStreamerintermediate

Great Lakes

Circus Peanut

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Available Sizes#2 - #6
Color Variations
White/OliveBlack/OliveTan/WhiteSculpin Orange

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Musky Fool

Matched on Great Lakes, streamer flies, pike. Great Lakes predator shop and guide brand with musky-specific fly inventory.

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Schultz Outfitters

Matched on Great Lakes, streamer flies, steelhead. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.

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Fulling Mill Flies

Matched on streamer flies, trout, streamer. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.

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Big Y Fly Co.

Matched on streamer flies, trout, streamer. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.

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Murray's Fly Shop

Matched on streamer flies, trout, streamer. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.

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The Circus Peanut looks like something a clown would eat at a fish circus, which is entirely the point. This articulated streamer has a profile that says 'confused baitfish having an identity crisis,' and brown trout apparently find identity crises delicious. The two-tone color scheme and peanut-shaped body create an erratic swimming action that triggers predatory strikes from fish that have seen everything -- except this.

Quick Facts

TypeStreamer
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesBrown Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead, Northern Pike
Sizes#2 - #6
Best LocationsAu Sable River, MI; Manistee River, MI; Pere Marquette River, MI

Where to Fish It

Au Sable River

MI · Freestone River

Manistee River

MI · Freestone River

Pere Marquette River

MI · Freestone River

Map unavailable. Locations for Circus Peanut: Au Sable River, MI; Manistee River, MI; Pere Marquette River, MI

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