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Northern Michigan Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing for Steelhead
smallmouth bass on the fly

Alevin Pattern

Michigan Salmon Alevin Pattern

Salmon eggs start hatching after about 90 days in the gravel, this small pattern is a great fly to fish in late January and all of February. It will match the hatch for the small salmon “Alevin’s” that are very abundant and an excellent food source for steelhead. Matching the color and size of alevins, this pattern also is a decent green caddis pattern as well. That gives spring steelhead and trout two reasons to eat this imitation.

alevin fly pattern

Alevin Material List

  • TMC 2457 #6-10
  • Olive Thread 6/0
  • Dark Olive Ultra Chenille Med.
  • Pearl Flashabou
  • Copper Wire (small)
  • Pearl Ice Dub
  • Egg Sac: personal Ice Dub Blend
  • Small Black Mono Eyes
  • Olive Ice Dub
alevin fly pattern

Insert your TMC 2457 into the vise

alevin fly pattern

Attach your thread and turn the hook as follows,

alevin fly pattern

Tie down a small piece of chenille for your body

alevin fly pattern

Tie in your Pearl flash and your copper wire

alevin fly pattern

Wrap the Pearl flash around the hook, and tie down the chenille

alevin fly pattern

Wrap your copper wire forward, to secure the chenille

alevin fly pattern

Tie in your eyes

alevin fly pattern

Tie in a small amount of pearl ice dub

alevin fly pattern

The Egg Sac, mix a blend of ice dub colors of your personal creation

alevin fly pattern

Olive or Peacock Ice Dub for the head

alevin fly pattern

Use a marker for make Parr markings

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