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Need small mouse pattern

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So I've heard people here in Alaska talk about cleaning grayling and finding shrews in their stomachs. Last year, I used the drift and drag method for fishing dries and had vicious strikes from some big fish. So, this year I'm going to try a small mouse pattern. :help:

I would like to see some of these small patterns from the rest of you on the board. Let's call it the Mini-Mouse Challenge. :P

Personlly, I'm thinking deer hair. I'll try to get a usable pattern together tonight, and post asap. I'd like to see some foam, or other materials. Get creative. Remember, these flies are for grayling, so a size 4 hook is pushing the limits of usability. (Is that a word?) :dunno:

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Heres a couple of patterns I use in early evening for Browns,they may work for you on the Grayling. These are easy to tie and can be tied quite small

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The mouse patterns in the data base are large patterns for bass or trout. I'm looking for some creative fly tiers to come up with something in the 6-10 range.

Bruce: those flies look great. I really like the dry. Your mouse is what I'll be trying to tie tonight in on a size 10 Mustad 9672.

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Here's a quick and fairly easy one. It's a 'no trim mouse' that I saw at an expo. It is tied on a size 8 hook. The tail is brown larva lace just because that is what I had handy to tie up quick. The hair is actually comparadun hair that is stacked, not spun. The hair is trimmed prior to tying so the tie in point is just behind the butts. The point is to keep the tips flaring backwards with the butts tied down. Stack clumps forward and leave the butts a little longer on the last clump to flare to serve as a head. Whip and you are done. The bottom should take very little to no trimming to stay clean.

 

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It's not the prettiest example, just a quick one. But you get the point.

 

If you really want to get fancy (and have precision fingers for this size), make the back clumps longer than the front ones to give the mouse a little taper.

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These all look great! :D I came up with the same thing. A clipped deer hair body on a Tiemco 200R hook. I did take some pics, but didn't get time to pull them off the camera. I'll get it posted later tonight.

I also tried a foam body mouse, but didn't like the results. I think it will catch fish, its just too ugly to show here. :P

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Its not much, but I think it will catch fish. Tiemco 200R #10

 

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I just finished another a stacked hair version of the same thing. Except on a 9672 Mustad #10.

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