Stevester 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2014 I am happy to know that I am not the only one who can't see the attraction of the Muddler. On the other hand, no love for the hares ear! Sacrilege! While I have had some success with Copper John type flies; I have to say that nymphs using mostly natural fur or herl are better producers for me than most synthetic based patterns. Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ikerajala 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2014 This whole thread cracks me Up! Wooley buggers, and muddler minnows are my go to patterns for trout and bass! But a fly I have no faith in would be a scarlet Ibis! Has any one ever caught any thing on a scarlet Ibis? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redietz 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2014 This whole thread cracks me Up! Wooley buggers, and muddler minnows are my go to patterns for trout and bass! But a fly I have no faith in would be a scarlet Ibis! Has any one ever caught any thing on a scarlet Ibis? Yes. I've caught brookies on them. In fact, I've caught at least a trout or two on almost every trout fly I've ever fished (and I've fished a lot of them) -- except a wooly bugger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jor fly 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2014 Def a muddler for me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2014 The poor Muddler is receiving no love in this thread. When I lived up north of Duluth MN I used to fish a lot of the stocked trout lakes. These were good lakes that had carryovers but reproduction. My best fly by far on them was the muddler. I'd fish a GEN-I-WINE Dan Gapen Muddler in small sizes as I could get. Wasn't tying at that time. Those little muddlers dressed to float would bring up everything from stockers to 2-3 year carryovers. When I went subsurface it was either a small Mickey Finn or a Royal Coachman streamer. The Royal Coachman wet was a great stream fly for me in MN and WI for bows, brooks and browns. I'd point to the Wooly Bugger as a fly I don't catch fish with but it's not fair since I seldom fish it. Now the Wooly Worm (yep, I'm old) has caught me a ton of fish from both cold and warm water. Oh yeah, big Muddler on bass too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2014 vcrider ... you missed the point of this thread. What supposedly "best" fly DON'T you catch fish on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JBOY 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2014 I will say being from the south that ive never even heard of half the flys you guys speak of. Alot of talk down here about a spoon fly but never got one to work for me?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted November 4, 2014 Clouser Minnow. I have zero confidence in that fly despite having a box full of them in every conceivable color combination and size. Over the years I have forced myself to use them and catch fish with them. Have caught some fish here and there but for the most part not much success. Keep in mind, I almost exclusively fish for smallmouth which is by far the most recommended fly to anyone who asks the question on best flies to catch them... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2014 vcrider ... you missed the point of this thread. What supposedly "best" fly DON'T you catch fish on? Mike, I just had to give the Muddler a little love. I knew Dan Gapen up in MN and he was an avid fisherman as well as a lure designer and salesman. I don't know that I can think of a fly in the category you're speaking of. Maybe a pheasant tail since I take it off way too quickly and go to something with more flash. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DustinPedley 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2014 GRHE for me...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
