streamer
Muddler Minnow
- Sizes
- #4
- Imitates
- sculpin · grasshoppers · stoneflies · baitfish
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.
Recipe
This is one dressing. Tie it in other colors to match the hatch in front of you.
Workbench
Variants
Swipe to see In box and Add
| Size | Bead | Body | In box | Add to box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 | tungsten · None | Natural | — | — |
At the vise
Tying notes are not on file for this pattern.
Tying video
No tying video on file.
Fishing now on
Rivers whose hatch chart names this pattern this month. Names and sizes only.
- New River#2-4
On the water
Fish deep and slow for sculpin imitation, or grease the deer hair head and skate it across the surface for explosive strikes.
History
History is not on file for this pattern.