tcr 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2006 This is a simple fly, that has been wery Effektive. An old British pattern the Mickey Finn. Put some Silver Tinsel along the body of the hook.Then tye in the wing. Use yellow then Orange/red and last yellow Yuo can use any kind of hair-Tail or Marabou. On this fly i used Calf tail. Tcr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2006 I always thought the Mickey Finn was a Canadian pattern. None the less is a great fly. That and the Muddler Minnow are most used flies arround here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex C. 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2006 I'm pretty sure it is a Canadian fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcr 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2006 :dunno: Sorry I always thought it was British I was wrong. The fly came aut in 1920 in a serie of 6 Bucktail fly, sold by William and son. It was named Red & yellow But it was John alden Knight USA who was its promoter In 1936. He faund it wery effektive and entroduced theFly to Gregory Clark Who was writing for Toronto Star. He named it Assassin.Later that year he wrote an artikle for Hunting and Fishing Magasine and thange the name to Mickey Finn. In 1937 Bucktail and tinsel was sold aut in New York Sorry for my mistake Tcr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fly time 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2006 Thats actually pretty interresting, thanks for that!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2006 Here is an article pacares did on the Mickey Finn. It has some info and another step by step. Just like you said tcr its an easy to tie fly and a deadly pattern. Nice fish!! I find with bucktail the key is to tie on a clump of yellow then a bigger clump of red trying to keep them separated and then another clump of yellow. The same size as bowth the red and yellow. I dont think the original pattern had them but a J.C. nail, with just the white, black, yellow like a baitfish eye sure adds to the pattern http://www.flyangler.ca/index.php?option=c...1&Itemid=32 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites