Jeremy Hunt Miracle Fly


Jeremy Hunt’s Miracle Fly Truly Produces Remarkable Results
I had a chance to get in a couple of last fishing trips in before the end of the year. You and I got a chance to talk first, when you were helping me plan out a trip to the White River this past spring and you recommended some flies for me to use. One of the flies you made for me, was the miracle fly. I didn’t get a chance to use this fly until my trips to Rockbridge last weekend and my trip to Montauk the last two days and I wanted to report back to you on how they performed:

1) Rockbridge in October



2. Montauk State Park
So here is what I will say about that fly. It catches fish and the reason why is that it is different than most of the glow balls or egg patterns you see out there. It gets down to the fish and has the most natural drift and sink to it than any other type I had used. And for those fly fisherman who do not think that is a pure fly to use when fly fishing, I would say this. The object of a dry fly, is to imitate a food source for trout. This fly does exactly that. Trout feed on eggs and trout that are stocked anywhere in the state of Missouri, grow up in a hatchery eating pellets that look exactly like the shape of an egg. So if the goal here is to replicate a food source and fool the fish into eating something that looks like food, the miracle fly does just that! I will have these in my fly box until the day I die. No BS! I went on these trips with men who are my father’s age who have never seen such a productive fly that worked in all types of different fishing situations. Jeremy, my Christmas wish list this year will have a bakers dozen of each color of the miracle fly. I have more fish to catch in 2013!
Tight Lines,
Ehren Hart

Miracle Fly
Unfortunately, there is very little information to be found on Jeremy Hunt and his Miracle Fly out there – even his incredible, content-rich Web site only mentions it in passing every now and again. I decided to give Jeremy a call to see if I could get some answers as to why his egg pattern is the only one an angler should ever need, and this conversation turned into an interesting interview. Below are some very enlightening answers that I received to my questions.

Ozark guide Jeremy Hunt tells all in this exclusive interview

When did you develop the Miracle Fly?
To make sure that [Roaring River] wasn’t a fluke, I tried this egg out on Lake Taneycomo during low water and caught a nice brown, and the rainbows were fighting over it. I was sold from that point on. The key is the 1/100th-ounce jig head…the fly seems to fall so naturally…like a piece of chummed corn. There is something in a trout’s instinct that makes it throw caution to the wind when they see falling food. I can’t explain it, but I sure wanted to take advantage of this bite.
What exactly is the Miracle Fly?
What is the best way to fish the Miracle Fly?
What do you say when people call using egg patterns “junk fishing”?
Are you embarrassed to fish the Miracle Fly?
Does your fly work all year long or just during the spawn?
Do you sell the Miracle Fly to the general public?
What is the best way to fish the Miracle Fly?
As you can see, we really got down to the nitty-gritty during our talk, and I learned a lot. Sometimes, in order to have fun, we just need to catch some trout when we are out on the water. The Miracle Fly offers a way to fish with the utmost in confidence. I also understand that there are times when big fish get very picky about what they will eat – an “instinctual” pattern like an egg can elicit a response from trophy trout that would otherwise snub the most subtle of offerings. I used to think of myself as a “semi-purist”, but I like catching fish way too much for that to be true. Now, I realize that I’m just a guy who likes to get schooled using dry flies until I cannot stand it any longer. The next time that I am forced to admit defeat with respect to fishing to surface, I will surely switch to a Miracle Fly for some action. I would rather not watch others have all the fun, even if it means going big and ugly.
Jeremy Hunt maintains an extensive web resource called FlyandGuides.com. This website contains a wide range of content that explains every aspect of fly fishing White River Basin trout fisheries. Be sure to drop Jeremy a line if you have any questions about the Miracle Fly. He’s an easy person to talk to, and he obviously takes his trout fishing [and catching] very seriously.