My flys were sent out today. I added $10.00 (U.S.) for return postage.
Recipe for the "Muskrat" is as follows:
Hook - Mustad 94840, sizes 12 - 20 (swap
flys are size 1
Thread - Uni/Thread 8/0, Black
Tail - Brown hen barbules
Body - Muskrat fur (guard hairs removed),
dubbed
Collar - Brown hen hackle (two to three
turns)
This is my sons "go to pattern" when he is nymphing the lower Gunnison river. It is my go to pattern when a BWO hatch is coming off, or when Caddis are emerging.
For the BWO hatch I grease all but the last 6 inches of my leader, and fish the fly in the surface film.
For a caddis emergence, I fish the fly on a down and across cast. Most strikes occur as the fly rises to the surface. The strikes can be very violent.
This pattern is a very simple "plane Jane" fly, but it's one that I have complete confidence in.
Wayne