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Mini McMouse Face

Dry Fly · Streamer · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Pike · Advanced · 2 versions

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Fly Fish Food dressing

  • Hook Gamakatsu B10S - 1/0 - 25 Pack
  • Thread Veevus GSP - Black 100 Denier

Materials

  • Tail Pine Squirrel Zonkers - Gray, Natural
  • Shank1 Articulated Fish Spines - 15mm Shanks (24 pack)
  • Shank2 Articulated Fish Spines - 20mm Shanks (24 pack)
  • Body Rabbit Zonker Strips - Grizzly
  • Legs Silicone Flutter Legs - Tan
  • Over Body Fly Tying Foam - 6mm - Black
  • Head Double Barrel Popper Bodies - White - Medium
  • Marker 1 Copic Sketch Marker - Gray
  • Marker 2 Chartpak Fly Tying Markers - Desert Tan (Dark Tan)
  • Marker 3 Chartpak Fly Tying Markers - Black
  • Eyes Loon UV Clear Fly Finish - Thick (1/2 oz)
  • Connection Articulation Wire

How to tie it

  1. Start thread at the bend and tie in a thin ultra-suede tail one to two shank lengths long, so it trails and steers the fly.
  2. Optionally tie in a strip of foam along the top for buoyancy.
  3. Spin a clump of deer hair around the shank, pack it tight, and repeat forward in 2-3 clumps, packing hard each time to build a dense body. Add a rubber leg on each side as you go.
  4. Leave a small clear space behind the eye and whip finish.
  5. Trim the spun hair to a rounded mouse-body shape, flat on the bottom and domed on top, leaving a few longer guard hairs at the front as a face.
  6. Add a drop of cement at the thread head to lock it.

Other versions

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