Small muddler
Muddlers are a type of flies that I love to tie and fish with. And they also catch fish. In my small story from the Danish summer night, you can read what this small modest muddler can do. A fly I had a fair success with
December 14th 1995
Muddlers are a type of flies that I love to tie and fish with. And they also catch fish. In my small story from the Danish summer night, you can read what this small modest muddler can do. A fly I had a fair success with.
| Hook | 10, straight eye streamer |
| Thread | Tan (I use 8/0 for tying and 6/0 or kevlar for spinning the deer hair) |
| Tail | Two straws of flash and an optional small bundle of Arctic fox. |
| Body | Dark gray floss silk or thin gray rubber band |
| Wing | Small tuft of black Arctic fox and tips of natural deer hair, stacked |
| Head | Trimmed deer hair, muddler style |
- Tie in the thread over the point of the hook
- Tie in a couple of straws of clear flash almost same length as hook shaft right at the bend.
- Take the thread forwards to about three eye widths behind hook eye
- Tie in the body material and cover the hook shank down to the bend and back. Bady should gbe tapered towards the back
- Tie down the body material and form a thread base for the deer hair
- Cut and stack deer hair to form wing. Spin it on the hook shank.
- Add one or two more small bundles of spun hair
- Finish off fly with a couple of whip finish knots and varnish
- When the varnish is dry you trim the fly. Cut under the hook to clear hook point, the the sides and the the top. Trim with sharp or serrated scissors.
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