A muddler pattern
Salt Water Caddis
Materials:
| Hook | Mustad 34011 size 6-10 |
| Thread | Olive |
| Rib | Gray ostrich herl |
| Body | Natural or olive hare's mask dubbing |
| Head/collar | Olive deer hair |
Tying instructions:
- Tie in the ostrich herl over the hook bend - edge pointing forwards, plume backwards
- Dub the body to one third behind the hook eye
- Turn the ribbing in 5-6 turns, tie down and cut
- Prepare a small bunch of olive deer hair, thickness less than a pencil
- Tie it in as a deer hair collar with the tips reaching over the body. Keep the collar on top of the hook
- Add one or two more bunches to form the head
- Whip finish and varnish
- Trim the deer hair with rough cuts over the collar from behind
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