I have to apologize for not posting this earlier. I had mentioned about this fly several times the last 3 years in my fishing reports and had demoed a few times at various fly tying events; but I didn’t realize that I had not posted the recipe. Mark K had asked for the recipe recently, so I thought this is a good time to share. Happy tying!!!!
Craft-Fur MUDDLER
Hook: Daiichi 2546, Size# 2
Thread: Ultra Thread 140 for the body (color same as the craft-fur), GSP 100 for the head to spin deer hair
Tail: Craft-Fur
Wings: Pearl Flashabou, Craft-Fur, Silver Flashabou, Craft-Fur, Gold Flashabou, Craft-Fur
Belly: Red Krystal Flash (8-10 strands)
Collar & Head: Deer Hair (spun & clipped)
1. Tie on the craft-fur tail and coat the tail (the portion that is closest to the hook, approx. ¼” to ½” in length) with UV glue. Cue the UV glue to stiffen the tail.
2. Add 4-6 strands of pearl Flashabou wing.
3. Add craft-fur wing (approx. ½ pencil width).
4. Add 4-6 strands of silver Flashabou wing.
5. Add craft-fur wing (approx. ½ pencil width).
6. Add 4-6 strands of gold Flashabou wing.
7. Add craft-fur wing (approx. ½ pencil width).
8. Add 8-10 strands of red Krystal Flash belly.
9. Whip-finish the Ultra Thread and change the thread to GSP, ready to spin deer-hair collar and head.
10. Spin the deer-hair collar (approx. 1 pencil width).
11. Spin the deer-hair head (approx. 1 pencil width) and whip-finish.
12. Clip the head and collar to shape.
13. Clip the tail to length (approx. 2-3 x the hook length) and shape.