Muddlers

Flies made from spun deer hair

Oct 5. 2014

Rainbow streamer

This is a variant of "Rainbow" marabou muddler streamer originated by Finnish fly fisherman Erkki Norell in 1981.
materials:
hook: #2-6 Ken Sawada LD2

Sep 24. 2014

Zuddler

Hammer Creek Fly Fishing ties a Zuddler

Sep 15. 2014

Purple Muddler

A small killer muddler for trout.

Aug 5. 2014

Davie's Damsel Muddler

Materials Used;
Hook, Kamasan B175 size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Chartreuse
Tail, Mirror Krystal Flash and Medium Olive Marabou
Rib,Uni-Floss, Neon Chartreuse

Jan 30. 2014

Muddler Minnow Streamer

Muddler Minnow Streamer Fly Tying Instructions

Aug 29. 2013

White marabou muddler streamer

hook: Ken sawada LD2 #2
tying threads: valkoinen Benecchi ja Lagartun xx-strong 50D
tail: white calf tail
rib: silver
body: Whitlock's SLF, colour stonefly gills

Aug 1. 2013

Zuddler Conehead Minnow

In this fly tying tutorial, I share a popular streamer, the Zuddler Conehead Minnow, which is a cross between two other extraordinary patterns.

Jul 30. 2013

Marabou Muddler

Nick shows you how he ties a Marabou Muddler

Jun 1. 2013

Gapen's Muddler Minnow

This is an article about Don Gapen's original Muddler Minnow - a fly that is tied in countless versions and has inspired thousands of patterns, but only few that resemble the original

Mar 8. 2013

Zoo Cougar Streamer

Zoo Cougar Streamer Fly Tying Directions

Feb 22. 2013

Rolled Muddler Variant

Hook: Partridge BIN #10
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, red
Tail: Whiting Coq de Leon hen saddle barbs
Body: Mylar #14, gold - tied flat
Rib: Mylar #14 - corded

Jan 10. 2013

Muddler Minnow

Detailed instruction for tying a Muddler Minnow.

Jan 2. 2013

Hot Spot Muddler

Hot Spot Muddler
Hook: Grip 14723BL #8
Thread: Sparton 6/0, black
Body: Seal's fur, hot orange - in split thread

Nov 29. 2012

The Polar Conehead

This is a muddler design type of fly that is more or less a derived idea based on something that has been copied many times, but never the less an efficient fly that has caught the author many fish.

May 31. 2012

Muddled Spratley

Hook: Partridge BIN #10, Thread: Uni-thread 8/0, black, Rib: Polar flash, gold, Tail: Grizzly barbs, Body: Yorkshire flybody fur, black (or any semi-coarse black dubbing), Underwing: Cock pheasant

A nice intro to tying bass bugs, but not exactly impressing. It does contain some good tips, but dull B/W print and small page count disappoints me in this book on one of my favtorite fly-tying subjects: tying with deer hair.

Aug 12. 2011

Davie's Damsel Nymph Muddler

Tying Davie's Damsel Nymph Muddler By Davie McPhail.

Apr 4. 2011

The Sunburst Coral Muddler

Tying a Sunburst Coral Muddler by Davie McPhail.

Jul 25. 2010

The Sunburst Kate McLaren

Davie McPhail ties the Sunburst Kate McLaren, a great looking muddler.

Jul 15. 2007

Tie a muddler

One evening when I was tying flies with a couple of friends, one of them, Nils, asked me to tie a muddler, just as a demo. I did. Luckily the other friend, Henning, was quick and caught these great pictures of the process.

Sep 2. 2006

Messy Pike Fly

Not one of Martin Joergensen's usual pike flies. For that it is way too complex and has too many tying steps and too many different materials. He doesn't like complex pike flies. "I spend dozens of minutes tying one, and a pike spends seconds shredding it!" he says.

Jan 18. 2002

Muddler mania

It should be no secret that I'm a great fan of muddlers. These functional, characteristic and very beautiful flies that I connect directly with my favorite kind of fishing: night fishing for sea trout in the ocean. The technique used for tying them has always fascinated me, and although I do tie a lot of them, I still have a lot to learn in respect to spinning deer hair.

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