StreamerintermediateSoutheast & Carolinas
Muddler Minnow
$5.95
Available Sizes#4 - #10
Color Variations
Natural Deer HairBlackWhite
Don Gapen tied the first Muddler Minnow in 1936 to imitate sculpin on the Nipigon River, and it has been pushing water and catching trout in the Southeast ever since. The spun deer hair head flares into a wide profile that displaces current and sends out vibrations that tell predatory trout 'something fat and slow is nearby.' It fishes equally well dead-drifted along the bottom, stripped through a run, or skated across the surface in the evening. Few flies are this versatile. None have more distinguished lineage.
Quick Facts
TypeStreamer
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass
Sizes#4 - #10
Best LocationsSouth Holston River, TN; Cranberry River, WV; Watauga River, TN
Where to Fish It
South Holston River
TN · Tailwater
Cranberry River
WV · Mountain Freestone
Watauga River
TN · Mountain Freestone
Map unavailable. Locations for Muddler Minnow: South Holston River, TN; Cranberry River, WV; Watauga River, TN
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