The first documentated muddler minnow pattern goes back to 1926 in US. Even though
nowadays muddler might sound synonimous of cone-head shaped deer hair fly, apparently the models in the early years
did not have a thick bulky head but more sparse trimmed hair.
This unweighted version is fished on floating lines as well as on sinking lines, imitating primarily a fish (gobius)
but in the smaller hook sizes a big sedge or stonefly
hook extra long size 1 - 12
tail: mottled turkey
body: flat golden tinsel
underwing: sparse gray squirrel
wings: mottled turkey
head and hackle: natural deer hair
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