Muddler Minnow

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Muddler Minnow

Clone

Don Gapen's Muddler Minnow is one of fly fishing's most versatile patterns. Its spun deer hair head pushes water and creates a wide profile suggesting sculpin, while it can be fished deep on a sink-tip or skated on the surface as a giant dry fly. It has accounted for trophy trout worldwide since 1937.

Sizes#4Bead colorsNoneBodyNatural

Recipe

  • HookStreamer hook (TMC 5263) · Tiemco
  • ThreadBrown tying thread 8/0 or 70 denier · Semperfli
  • TailTurkey quill slips
  • BodyGold Mylar tinsel · UNI Products
  • WingGray squirrel tail + turkey quill
  • HeadNatural deer hair, spun & clipped

Fishing tips

Fish deep and slow for sculpin imitation, or grease the deer hair head and skate it across the surface for explosive strikes.

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