Fly Tying the Marabou Muddler (Classic Streamer Fly Pattern)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 เม.ย. 2021
- A variant of Don Gapen's Muddler Minnow created in the 1930s, the Marabou Muddler is a big fish attractor in its own right. Aside from the marabou wing, another primary difference is the cactus chenille body.
Hook: #4-10 3x-6x long streamer
Thread: Black (or tan)
Tail: Red hackle tips
Body: Silver cactus chenille
Wing: White marabou (or yellow)
Topping: Peacock herl, 3-4 strands
Head: Natural deer hair, spun and clipped
** Some of the popular books used on this channel: **
Dave Hughes, "Essential Trout Flies," 2017, amzn.to/3lbCZYX
Dave Hughes, "Wet Flies," 2015, amzn.to/33ac3lQ
David Klausmeyer's "Favorite Flies," 2020, amzn.to/3oeSNMa
Morgan Lyle's "Simple Flies," 2015, amzn.to/3qB1zW1
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Mike Valla's "Tying the Founding Flies," 2015, amzn.to/354oSir
Mike Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box," 2020, amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Randle Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the Best One Thousand," 1992, amzn.to/34Q15mp
Terry Hellekson's "Popular Fly Patterns," 1976, amzn.to/2L4IyvS
Dick Stewart's, "Flies for Bass and Panfish," 1992, amzn.to/3aGpFs1
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
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The extra work you put into each and every fly with its history is greatly appreciated. BZ
Thanks Arthur! And I really appreciate you watching my friend. 👍
Good job Matt. I like to use this one as a streamer. Those Stonfo deer hair trimmers are the real deal. I resisted buying one until I saw too many Barry Ord Clarke videos! It makes a big difference from my old "hack and whack technique!"
Yep, I think I remember is both commenting on Barry's video when he first used them. They do make it easier but believe me, I still do the hack and whack method plenty of times. 🤣
We like to ‘pretty’ up our ties but the old timers may have known better. 😁 Great story and cool muddler. Thx Matt.
Exactly right Clyde! The pretty flies are for us tiers. The fish dont much care. 😀
Thanks Matt. That fly head makes me glad I have a trimming basket. I need to learn how to tie deer hair heads. The razor blade holder seems like a must.
That Stonfo blade holder does indeed help, but it's not that vital. I used to use double-sided razor blades and put a piece of electrical tape on one side to keep me from slicing my fingers all up. :-)
I’ve only tied muddlers with a tinsel or dubbed body. Using crystal chenille makes for a bit fuller body & looks faster for tying. Excellent idea!
One tip if you don’t yet have a hair stacker, but do have a bodkin with a half-hitch tool, it works great for hair packing if it will fit over the hook eye. Alternatives are a drilled out plastic bottle cap or small piece of wood or the front half of a ballpoint pen.
I’ve found white muddlers particularly effective when fishing ponds for holdover trout in early spring just after ice-out.
Thanks Bob! I can't take credit for the cactus chenille on this one. That was the recipe in one of my Orvis books. And great tips re the DIY hair packer. Also- thanks for the email answer. My internet is down right now but hopefully Comcast gets us back up Saturday night. I think you've swayed me on picking up Forgotten Flies. 🙂
Good morning Matt you're amazing
I love how much history you share about the fly’s. You are definitely a one of a kind TH-camr! Day two of binge watching your channel with my husband!🥰
Thanks Barbara! Those are such kind words; I sincerely appreciate it. :-)
That looks like a fun fly to tie, right up to that muddler head part. Wow that has to be tricky. Cool little trick with the bodkin and Peacock Hurl. Great job buddy. Very impressive fly. Great video. Thank you.
I was talking to a fish one day and she told me that they like buggier flies better. I find it interesting that people try and tie perfect imitations of bugs but in the real world predators look for weakness and crippled prey. I would think that imperfect flies would fit that scenario better than perfect flies. My wife tells me sometimes I think too much. Keep the good stuff coming Matt.
You just might think too much Johnny! But I love it. I do too. 🤣
Great deer hair fly, thanks Matt
Go with what you got, makes you a creative tyer. Love your history on each fly. Thx
Appreciate it Deborah! And thanks for watching. 👍
Great fly!!! Hi from Kansas City 🎣🤠,. This fly always works for me for panfish years and years over!! I put a little bit of red dubbing 2eyes back to represent gills,then put on the wing. It's a really good fly . Thanks again 🎣🤠 Dave Hughes
Great idea Dave! I appreciate the tip my friend. :-)
Matt, you made this look too easy. :-) I remember reading Dan Gapens articles. This is a good-looking fly. Thanks again.
Appreciate it Jim! I'd love to see some of his articles but didn't come across any when doing this research.
WOW, The Next Challenge, Good Morning Sir Matt, A Beautiful Looking Fly, I Love everything about it. I've never tied anything like this before this could be really fun. Thank You for the history and the teaching. have a fantastic weekend. :o)
Thanks Edward! You too my friend!
Nice fly. Good job Matt. The deer hair can be a little tricky to work with. Thanks Matt.
Definitely is Butch! Appreciate you watching my friend. 👍
Nice tie Matt. Can't recall seeing a MM tied with a cactus chenille body, but I like it. Thanks!
Thanks Joe! I kind if like the cactus chenille too. I might start substituting it into more patterns. 👍
Cool story!!! Cool fly!!!
Appreciate it Dan!
seems like this one should be a very fun tye .Thanks Matt!
It is a fun one! Until you mess up the head beyond repair. 🤣
The bodkin trick was pretty clever!!!
Thanks man! I can't remember where I learned that.
And my wife wants to learn with the rest of the kids man ya inspired my whole family THanks a bunch!!!
Wow that’s really cool to hear! You are a lucky man Richard. 😁
Nice trick to curve the peacock, thank you Matt. Here from Argentina
Thank you Rodolfo! I really appreciate you watching my friend. 👍
Love spinning deer hair. Time to think about tying some deer hair poppers for bass and sunfish. I will have to tie a couple muddlers as well.. Thanks Matt!
Same here Todd! I recently got some green and yellow deer hair for trying a frog pattern. We'll see how that goes. 🤣
@@SavageFlies hope you share the result...I enjoy seeing other tiers' results/ideas.
Thanks Todd; I definitely will if I can make a half way presentable frog. 👍
Nice pattern Matt, love the marabou wing, topped with peacock. I always have issues trimming the heads of deer hair, they never look quite perfect but the fish don't know any better. lol Thanks for sharing
Yep! The fish will never know that the fly they just ate was used in a video. 🤣
COOL ONE MATT . THANKS.. AND AS ALWAYS I WILL BE WATCHING.....SEE YA JOE
Always appreciate it Joe!
Wow! Just watched this one looks complicated Lord might be some finger cutting on this one! Thanks for all the history and videos Im learning stuff I forgot and oh yea my son is now learning to tie! Awesome job ya doin thanks again
Richard- that's great! I love to hear about new tiers getting started or people getting back into it after a while. Thanks for the note. 👍
Good morning Matt, amazing Brook!👍
No kidding! I'd like to catch a 14 pound anything. 🤣
@@SavageFliesHey Matt, I caught a 1 1/2 pound bass on my 2wt 10ft it was an amazing fight😃oh on an 16 pheasant tail!
Holy cow! A 10 foot, 2 weight?? I'll bet you had that thing bent in half! Awesome Tom. That had to have been a blast. 👍👍👍
Hey Matt, I tied one of these today can't wait to try it (snowing today in New-Brunswick but maybe tomorrow)
Awesome Danny! I love to hear success stories from other tiers so let me know how it does for you. Good luck!
That is a cool fly. That would be one wild looking fly if you fished it without the haircut. I’ve havent tied any spun deer hair yet but I guess I’m going to have to give it a shot. More coffee required. Take care Matt.
Definitely John! Spinning deer hair is fun but makes the biggest mess of anything we do as tiers. 🤣
Very nice pattern thanks
Thanks Rocky!
That's a good looking fly Matt
This is one that I have always wanted to do, but I'm to scared to try
I guess I to just get in there and do it
Thanks for the video
Yep Dave, you just gotta do it! But prepare to make a mess. It gets deer hair everywhere. 🤣
Nice wee fly Matt I use a biro to pack my deer hair and if I’m using a cactus chenille I stroke the fibres back as I wrap so I don’t trap any fibres lol I’ve only been tying for 8 months but I’m always learning love your videos so inspirational thanks Matt
Thanks Tom! I really appreciate you watching my friend. 👍
Nice tip on creating the curve in the peacock herl. I've managed to tie for 50+ years without learning that, so thanks. Since I got a tip, I'll leave one as well. Matt likely knows this one but some viewers may not. Peacock herl is great stuff, with many uses in fly tying and cheap as well. But I'm a stickler for herl that has the golden bronze sheen, not the deep green stuff you almost always get at the fly shop. You create the golden bronze color by leaving your package of herl on the dashboard of your car (that's parked outside) for a few weeks in the summer, turning it now and then to expose both sides to the sun. Does it work better? I can't prove it but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Peter, I have never heard that but it's a great idea! Do you have a problem of them becoming too brittle?
@@SavageFlies Haven't noticed that but the stuff can be brittle to begin with as you know. Not sure where I first learned that exposing peacock herl to strong sunlight gets you the golden-bronze sheen but I know I didn't invent it. I wouldn't make a big deal of it on a streamer pattern such as the muddler you tied in this video but on a nymph or a wet fly I really do want it. The first place I can ever remember seeing a reference to the difference is in an old book that's now not much read called "Tactics On Trout" by Ray Ovington -- a book I devoured as a youth, more for its quirkiness and a certain kind of charm that for its utility.
Thanks Peter; I might see if I can dig up a copy of that book somewhere. Sounds pretty interesting!
Caught my first big brown on a marabou muddler manny manny years ago . 👍
Well I'm still waiting on my first big brown Hugh! A few about 18 but haven't cracked the 20 incher yet. 😀
Great pattern, have you ever seen the ones that Don tied? It's a pattern that has evolved over the decades. It's great for piscivorous fish and I've caught some of my biggest trout on a Muddler. Cheers
Definitely has Darren! I did see one of his originals in the Orvis book-- I think their Essential American Flies. It didn't look anything like what we tie today.
You could have used a light color 140 or 70 denier under the body, then switched to the heavier thread for the deer hair head. Also I usually do all my deer hair with nylon mono "invisible "sewing thread. I like the slight stretch on this thread keeping the deerhair spun tight. This includes Deer Hair Salmon flies and Bombers.
Great tip Don! Thank you. Intuitively I know we can use different threads on the same fly, but I always forget that when I'm actually tying. :-)
That sounds like a good book my son and I used to fish for salmon and steelhead in Michigan I moved to MD and he moved to west side of Michigan lol he has my Granddaughters fly fishing # steelhead
Oh Mark, you are a lucky man! I hope someday to have grandkids I can fish with. :-) PS: there's a typo in your comment. See if you can edit it and take out the space between the # and steelhead. (Otherwise the computer won't find this one!)
And oh, I just noticed, this comment showed up on the Marabou Muddler. That must have been the next video in line to play.
I to have trouble with muddler head trimming, nice fly.
I definitely should practice it more. I just don't fish these often enough!
Good fly!! I like to tie with deer hair but im not to good at it!!
You and me both Franky!