Muddlers

A high floating daddy longlegs can be a key fly on a windy day on the lake.

The liquorice allsort is essentially a claret bumble muddler variant that originated in Scotland's central belt and has become popular among loch fishers as far afield as the Shetland islands.

An oldie but a goodie, Shenk's sculpin is a deadly little streamer pattern that works for trout and bass anywhere you find sculpins, bullheads, miller's thumbs or similar small minnows.

Muddlers are my favorite flies to fish with in windy situations. Golden tippet for the tail, dubbing, tinsel and deer hair. I tie on strong wet fly hook.

One of my favourite patterns for when the fish won't have anything bright and prefer something more buggy and natural looking.
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This fly is in all my fly boxes and always with me on every fishing trip.

Black deer hair flies have been used for decades here in Scandinavia for night fishing in salt water for sea run browns, here's one of my favorites, the Marabou Muddler.

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Kelly Galloup's Wooly Sculpin is a single-hooked sculpin imitation that has a near perfect profile when compared to the naturals.

This little muddler is a real fish catcher. More compact than the traditional whisky fly, this still causes plenty of disturbance but is more likely to elicit a positive eat.

The Kate McLaren is a great fly in its own right, this muddler version just adds a bit more fish pulling power.

Fished on top dropper or on the point this fly a great option for drawing fish to your team and is a fantastic taker of fish both wild and stocked.

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How to dress a muddler tube fly - munker style (a Kim Sorensen pattern). Similar in style to the munker, but tied differently and utilising magnum rabbit zonker strips.

A little twist on a well known classic with a couple old but good techniques. One of my most productive streamers, especially for sea run browns.
Hook: Mustad S71 # 4

Tying a Green Peter Salmon Fly Muddler with Davie McPhail
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Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Olive

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Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Tan
Tail, Hen Pheasant Wing Quills
Rib, Fine Gold Wire
Body, Gold Tinsel

Muddle Head version of the Clan Chief, tied for Lough Carrowmore

If you are out after attracting bigger trout the BAF is a good 'go-to' pattern for searching water.

A nice, bright zonker/muddler.

Classic streamer fly tying. Underwater action and tying SBS. on the fabulous Dan Bailey's White Marabou Muddler.

A yellow marabou muddler with a Tungsten cone head for those aggressive autumn trout.
Hook: Mustad R75 #6
Thread: Dyneema
Tail: Red hackle fibres
Body: Gold body braid