BaitfishintermediateGreat Lakes
Murdich Minnow
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Available Sizes#2 - #1/0
Color Variations
White/ChartreuseOlive/WhiteBlack/PurpleShad
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Musky Fool
Matched on Great Lakes, baitfish flies, pike. Great Lakes predator shop and guide brand with musky-specific fly inventory.
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Schultz Outfitters
Matched on Great Lakes, baitfish flies, smallmouth bass. Michigan and Great Lakes shop lead for steelhead, trout, and smallmouth patterns.
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Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on baitfish flies, bass, baitfish. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
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Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on baitfish flies, smallmouth bass, smallmouth. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
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AZ Fly Shop
Matched on baitfish flies, bass, trout. Arizona and Southwest shop lead for desert trout, bass, canal carp, and warmwater patterns.
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Visit sourceThe Murdich Minnow is what happens when a fly tier decides that subtlety is for trout fishermen. The epoxy head is as smooth as a politician's promise, and the splayed tail kicks side to side like a baitfish having the worst day of its short life. Smallmouth, pike, and even the occasional walleye find this combination impossible to ignore. It swims like prey. It dies like prey. It is, essentially, prey.
Quick Facts
TypeBaitfish
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesSmallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye
Sizes#2 - #1/0
Best LocationsLake St. Clair, MI; Muskegon River, MI; Vermilion River, OH
Where to Fish It
Lake St. Clair
MI · Great Lakes Shoreline
Muskegon River
MI · River
Vermilion River
OH · River
Map unavailable. Locations for Murdich Minnow: Lake St. Clair, MI; Muskegon River, MI; Vermilion River, OH
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