Tie a muddler
These step-by-step pictures show you how to tie a nice muddler
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 I was tying... Henning Eskol |
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The pictures actually came out so good that we decided to boil them down to a small article on tying a muddler. The process is not that difficult to do, but actually pretty difficult to describe in words. Pictures do a much better job.
This is just a generic muddler, but I will list the pattern in the end of this article anyway.
A notice on the deer hair, though: get good hair - the best you can find, and ask for hair for muddlers or deer hair bugs. Make sure it has as little underfur as possible, and get some natural (undyed) first. Dyed hair can be fine, but chances are the dying process has ruined its ability to flare and spin. Some dyed hair is great. Some is useless for this purpose.
And now: the picture sequence.
About Happy Muddler
| Type | Wet fly |
| Originator | Martin Joergensen |
| Year of origin | 2007 |
| Difficulty | A little difficult |
| Target species | Brown trout Smallmouth bass Largemouth bass Bonefish Perch Sea trout (sea run) |
Materials
| Hook | Kamasan B175, #4 |
| Thread | Brown 6/0 |
| Tail | Silver fox |
| Body | Silver fox underfur |
| Wing | Silver fox and a little golden flash |
| Head/collar | Natural deer hair |
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Submitted June 22nd 2008
Make my day! Last night was my first real attempt at tying a Muddler and only had some natural bucktail. After a few false starts I ended up with a "2 clumper" that actually resembled a muddler with room for improvement but it was for sure a keeper.
I fish small creeks in Middle Tn for smallmouth (and Bass in general) and have been tying a lot of Closure Minnows. I went to a favorite Greenie creek this afternoon just to get out. It gives up some of both Large and Smallies. With not much happening with my Closures I tied on my Muddler. Within 30 minutes I had released 6 Largemouth 13"-15". They took it off the top with great vigor.
I didn't know what to expect and really thought that it would sink like a rock (not sure why) but it floated better than I ever imagined. (Are they suppose to float?)
Im sure I'll be tying a bunch of these and thanks for the great tying instructions. Once I saw it spin it comes together pretty quick. I can imagine lots of variation coming. Had a blast.
Tom