First saw this tied up by Bob Kramer when he ran his shop in Bridgewater, VA just down the road from Mossy Creek (hence the fly's name). Despite the fact I've never seen too many ground hogs swimming in the stream, the materials provided by the unfortunate critter (plus a little hackle), seem to keep it on top of the water pretty well. A good fly for little streams, cast it at a distance and it's a bit of a booger to see. A nice example of a fly that takes about as long to tie as it does to lose it.




hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
tails - woodchuck guard hair
body - woodchuck underfur
wing - woodchuck guard hair
hackle - brown/grizzly


Part 1

mash barb, attach the thread and wrap back to point above barb





cut a clump of woodchuck guard hairs, comb out underfur (save for the body)







measure tail for length (hook gap) and tie in; brush a little Super Glue on the wraps to keep it from torquing (optional)







mix up the underfur; I just pulled it apart a few times to get a rough mix





spin bobbin to unwind thread and split; insert dubbing and spin bobbin to capture dubbing (don't make it too tight)