{{+1}}Marabou mudler{{-1}}
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In the late 1880's a Bavarian immigrant to America tied a fly because worsening arthritis meant that he could no longer collect live minnows for bait. The fly was a Muddler Minnow and its variants are as relevant today as when it was first tied. Whilst the original and many of the variants continue to be great bait fish imitations many of the variants also have other applications. My variant works well as a hopper imitation and carp imitation when dressed in natural with a yellow tail and works well as a mudeye when dressed in black / dark brown with a red tail.
In the late 1880's a Bavarian immigrant to America tied the for runner of fly because worsening arthritis meant that he could no longer collect live minnows for bait. The fly and its variants is a relevant today as it was then and whilst it remains a great bait fish imitation in natural colours it is a great grass hoppers imitation and dressed in black it is a good dusk and dawn fly used to represent crickets, mudeyes and other trout fare.
The original has a folded turkey feather slip as a tail and wing whereas this marabou mudler has a marabou tail and wing giving it much more movement in the water.
Materials
Hook | Thread | Tail | Body | Rib | Wing | Head & legs |
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Tiemco 3761 #8 to #10 | Brown or olive | Marabou | Flat holographic tinsel | Medium contrasting wire | Marabou | Deer hair |
Process
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