NymphintermediateGreat Lakes
Schmidt's Hot Bead Stone
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Available Sizes#8 - #12
Color Variations
Black/Hot Orange BeadBrown/Chartreuse BeadBlack/Pink Bead
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Regional shopStrong match
Schultz Outfitters
Matched on Great Lakes, nymph flies, steelhead. 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 nymph flies, trout, nymph. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
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Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on nymph flies, trout, nymph. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
nymph fliestroutnymph
Visit sourceRegional shopStrong match
Driftless Angler
Matched on nymph flies, trout, nymph. Driftless-specific trout source for spring creek nymphs, dries, and local bug windows.
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Murray's Fly Shop
Matched on nymph flies, trout, nymph. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.
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Visit sourceRay Schmidt spent decades guiding on the Pere Marquette and Manistee rivers, and this nymph distills that experience into something you can tie on a hook. The hot bead says 'Look at me' while the stonefly body says 'Eat me.' Great Lakes steelhead apparently find this combination irresistible, the way you find a gas station breakfast burrito irresistible at five in the morning on the way to the river.
Quick Facts
TypeNymph
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsFall, Winter, Spring
Target SpeciesSteelhead, Brown Trout
Sizes#8 - #12
Best LocationsPere Marquette River, MI; Manistee River, MI; Muskegon River, MI
Where to Fish It
Pere Marquette River
MI · Tributary
Manistee River
MI · Tributary
Muskegon River
MI · Tributary
Map unavailable. Locations for Schmidt's Hot Bead Stone: Pere Marquette River, MI; Manistee River, MI; Muskegon River, MI
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