Sandan 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, niveker said: That's my philosophy also. Great minds and tastes my friend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mvendon 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2022 Here's my attempt at a Muddler Minnow. I tried to make it as close to the original as possible. There's quite a few sparsely dressed original pics on the net here and there. I ended up going with the one that's in Bates Streamer Tying and Fishing book, since it was tied by Gapen and was more than likely tied for presentation. Hook: Mustad 38941 size 4 Tail: A pair of mottled turkey wing slips Body: Weighted with 0.010 lead wire and old gold metal tinsel over that Wing: Grey squirrel tail just beyond the fly's tail in length, with two mottled turkey slips tied in above that. Shoulders: Fine deer hair tied in on either side of the wing so it reaches all the way back to the bend of the hook Head: A couple of clumps of deer hair spun and packed loose, clipped tapering back above and below the hook shank Thread: Red for weighted For the next one, how about a Professor wet fly. It's almost a hundred years older than this one, and most folks should have just about all the materials for it. Regards, Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeezy 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2022 Beautiful fly Mark! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2022 Nice work on that muddler. I’ll take the professor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2022 Nice muddler exactly what I would think Gapen would have in his vise. Did you trim with razor or scissors? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upnorthtier 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2022 3 hours ago, mvendon said: Muddler Minnow 👍 on the muddler Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2022 @mvendon Awesome rendition of the muddler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2022 I agree with those above, that is a nicely tied muddler Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mvendon 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2022 Thank you all very much ! You're way too kind !🙂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcozzz 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2022 22 hours ago, mvendon said: Here's my attempt at a Muddler Minnow. I tried to make it as close to the original as possible. There's quite a few sparsely dressed original pics on the net here and there. I ended up going with the one that's in Bates Streamer Tying and Fishing book, since it was tied by Gapen and was more than likely tied for presentation. Hook: Mustad 38941 size 4 Tail: A pair of mottled turkey wing slips Body: Weighted with 0.010 lead wire and old gold metal tinsel over that Wing: Grey squirrel tail just beyond the fly's tail in length, with two mottled turkey slips tied in above that. Shoulders: Fine deer hair tied in on either side of the wing so it reaches all the way back to the bend of the hook Head: A couple of clumps of deer hair spun and packed loose, clipped tapering back above and below the hook shank Thread: Red for weighted For the next one, how about a Professor wet fly. It's almost a hundred years older than this one, and most folks should have just about all the materials for it. Regards, Mark Very nice,i have several Gapen tied muddlers.And a bunch of other Gapen flies on display boards.The original Muddlers had a scraggily head like yours.Modern ones have a more tightly packed and trimmed head.I like the originals,they have been around a long time also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2022 The Professor Hook: size 10 wet fly Thread: 8/0 uni white for body, black UTC 70d (out of 8/0) for head Tag: small gold Mylar tinsel Tail: Red schlappen (out of red duck quills) Rib: small oval tinsel Body: yellow uni-stretch Hackle: brown hen Wing: teal (no decent mallard flank) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2022 How about a Blae and Black next? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2022 I'll bite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2022 15 hours ago, dflanagan said: The Professor 👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upnorthtier 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2022 16 hours ago, dflanagan said: The Professor Well done. Of all the years tying I've never tied a professor, I'll put it on my to do list. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites