Goat's Toe Muddler

[Wee Jimmy]

Hook: Hyabusa 751 black nickel.
Body:B Black Seal Fur.
Rib: Oval Silver
Tail: Yellow G.P Rump
Hackle: Ballinderry black cock saddle.
Shoulder: Blue peacock neck feather.
Head: Black deer hair.

I had a great day down at Camps Reservoir near Crawford yesterday.This variant of the Goats Toe was an instant hit with the fish as soon as I put it on the cast.....

[guest14]

Might work a wee treat for the Sea troot as well Jimmy

[troutheaven]

Jimmy,
You twitt! That's a Peterson's Pennel muddler. I refer you to S Headley's Trout & Salmon Flies of Scotland.

[Billy2]

What a lovely fly!
Though I think you are being a bit modest
A Goats Toe with no herl or red?
This fly deserves a new name.

Billy

[The Bear]

Originally Posted by Wee Jimmy

Hook: Hyabusa 751 black nickel.
Body:B Black Seal Fur.
Rib: Oval Silver
Tail: Yellow G.P Rump
Hackle: Ballinderry black cock saddle.
Shoulder: Blue peacock neck feather.
Head: Black deer hair.

I had a great day down at Camps Reservoir near Crawford yesterday.This variant of the Goats Toe was an instant hit with the fish as soon as I put it on the cast.....

Whatever you want to call it Jimmy is up to you mate ,but it looks like a fish catcher to me and would interest the sea trout i bet

[Wee Jimmy]

Originally Posted by troutheaven

Jimmy,
You twitt! That's a Peterson's Pennel muddler. I refer you to S Headley's Trout & Salmon Flies of Scotland.

.....my apologies Stan,you are of course correct now that you mention it.
Ah well, it worked a fekkin treat......

[troutheaven]

Originally Posted by The Bear

Whatever you want to call it Jimmy is up to you mate ,but it looks like a fish catcher to me and would interest the sea trout i bet

No, Bear, you are wrong. You can't take an already recognised pattern (especially one of mine), stick a muddler head on it and call it anything you like. There are some rules, after all.

[balnacnoc]

Originally Posted by troutheaven

No, Bear, you are wrong. You can't take an already recognised pattern (especially one of mine), stick a muddler head on it and call it anything you like. There are some rules, after all.

Stan I would say you are wrong and may I suggest you get of yer high horse, firstly Wee Jimmys fly has Balinderry Black seals fur body and Palmered body hackle yours had plain black secondly the head hackle you used was the Bottle Green neck feather where as wee jimmys has the blue neck feather so I would say his Pattern is further away from a Petersons Pennel than yours is from a Kate MacLaren all you have done with a Kate is changed the head hackle and used a different type of feather to create the yellow tail and have then called it anything you liked, talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Hope someone is kind enough to hand you your rattle back. You even state in your book that the Petersons Pennell it is similar to a Goats Toe so why cant Wee Jimmy? !!!!
Nice fly Wee Jimmy and will give your Goats Toe Muddler a swim this season
AB

[greenock]

Nice flee Jimmy where did you get the Balinderry Black?

[troutheaven]

Originally Posted by allybally

Stan I would say you are wrong and may I suggest you get of yer high horse, firstly Wee Jimmys fly has Balinderry Black seals fur body and Palmered body hackle yours had plain black secondly the head hackle you used was the Bottle Green neck feather where as wee jimmys has the blue neck feather so I would say his Pattern is further away from a Petersons Pennel than yours is from a Kate MacLaren all you have done with a Kate is changed the head hackle and used a different type of feather to create the yellow tail and have then called it anything you liked, talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Hope someone is kind enough to hand you your rattle back. You even state in your book that the Petersons Pennell it is similar to a Goats Toe so why cant Wee Jimmy? !!!!
Nice fly Wee Jimmy and will give your Goats Toe Muddler a swim this season
AB

You are talking spheroids. Did you notice that even Wee Jimmy agreed that it was a Peterson's Pennel Muddler?
The Peterson's Pennel is palmered, and I have always referred to the original Kate McLaren when I've pottered about with the dressing. Never have had the neck to call it anything else.
Get your facts right and ease of on the personal abuse.