taking a trip to my local river tonight and want to try out a few muddlers I got. I have a few black pennels and bibios but what's te best way to fish them. any advice would be much appreciated


gerry

The Muddler Minnow is effective when fished in a variety of ways. It works in any circumstance where fish respond to streamer patterns. Anglers get satisfying results when fishing this fly with a strip retrieve under the surface. The Muddler works in both lakes and in rivers, where it is used with a traditional cross-stream swing. It can be fished as a dry fly, and even as a nymph when tied suitably small. It is a good wake fly when fished in warm weather. The Muddler should be cast a bit upstream from the lie, and allowed to create a small, v-shaped wake when the line goes taut. Large Muddler-style flies in colorful orange or yellow have been known to take pike and salmon as well.

You could put the muddler on a top dropper, the Black Pennel on the middle dropper, and the Bibio on the point fishing with a floating line. If only fishing two flies drop the Bibio.If your Muddler starts to sink give it a good coat of floatant.

BK

In a stream I like to swing them, often with a split shot to get them down just a little. If the water is deep enough a short sink tip can work.

I keep meaning to try them on a sinking/intermediate line in stillwater, used similar to a booby.

Thanks
Rick

Drag it through the chop on a windy day...........lethal...........birdsnest

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If you cant bring yourself to using a booby,gink one up on a sinking line