River Muddler Lure

Fishing Tips

Creator of this trout fly: Don Haaheim

Tier of this trout fly Type: Don Haaheim

Country of origin for this trout fly: Canada

This trout fly is designed on and fished on Rivers & Stream,

Pattern Dressings

Tie in a small amount of white kip's hair to form a short tail. Next wind gold tinsel from the hook bend to the eye and tie off. Place some orange deer hair at the hook eye and tie down so that it flows back along the hook shank, no longer than the end of the tail. Then select two grizzly hackles the same length as the orange deer hair and tie them down on top of the deer hair.The final step is to spin a clump of elk hair also at the hook eye and clip the front two thirds to form a head. Next carefully push the remaining elk hair back along the top and bottom of the hook shank and tie it with your invisible thread just behind the head so that it remains flat rather than standing upright. Wind your thread through to the hook eye, tie off, cement, and you have finished an excellent river wet fly that can attract fish even in fairly fast water. Mustad dry 94842.