FLY
Spun-Hair Streamer / Muddler Minnow
Spun-Hair Streamer / Muddler Minnow recipe
| Hook | #4 - 12 2x or 3x long streamer |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Body | gold tinsel |
| Wing | turkey |
| Collar | deer hair |
| Head | spun deer hair |
About this fly
Spun-Hair Streamer / Muddler Minnowfrom Fling & Puterbaugh: The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying Tie in thread about two or three eye lengths behind eyeTie in gold tinsel at same point; touching wrap tinsel to hook bend and back to tie in point; tie off and clip extraCut matching sections from turkey wing or tail 1.5 hook shank length and 1/3 hook shank width; tie in at same location with wings streaming back over hook bend; clip but ends to hook shankTie in a clump of deer hair at same location streaming back over 1/3 to 1/2 of wing; do not spin but adjust to cover sides and top of shank; clip but ends long to match what will be the width of the spun and clipped headSpin clumps of deer to cover the hook shank to the eye; pack; wrap thread in front of clumps at eye and whip finishTrim spun hair to conical head being careful not to cut collar; singe to final shapeHead cement the whip finish knot.
What the Spun-Hair Streamer / Muddler Minnow imitates
- Streamer / baitfish (adult)
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