The Morrish Mouse

[ducksterman]

Does anyone have the actual recipe for the Morrish Mouse.

Seems it may not be published?????

[JohnScott]

Duck -

Just give Doug a few minutes.

John

P.S. After googling it just now, it looks like a fly that Joni tied at demo here in IF a couple months ago. If not exactly the same fly, it sure looks to me like her recipe would be close enough.

[DShock]

ducksterman,
It looks like the Morrish Mouse has a deer hair body, a narrow Zonker strip tail and the foam over the back: http://www.idylwilde.com/flygallery.html Click on Steelhead & Salmon Surface Patterns and Click on the M Mouse. I noticed one recipe had a small tuft of fur at the end of the tail. One person commented that the M Mouse worked better than traditional Mouse flies.
Doug

[ELHead]

Hey Duckster, Check out September/October 2008 American Angler Two mice patterns are in it, the mouserat included. Or try this recipe. http://www.flyfishingconnection.com/...Rat+-+Natural/
Good luck

[Fly Goddess]

The Morris Mouse is tied with either spun deer hair or Rabbit.

The late Dennis Brakke came up with a pattern that calls for either Chenille or shammy tail, THICKER strip of foam over back and MUSKRAT! for the body as Muskrat is water repellent where ZONKER absorbs the water.

I have been using these regularly and they float really well. Also leave the piece above the eye of the hook a little longer (you can always trim it later) and you can get some killer action out of the fly....like a popper.

[ducksterman]

Joni...what thickness of foam do you like to use on these meeesses?

[Fly Goddess]

I use the regular fly tying close cell foam sheets (which you can get a stack full of different colors and 5" X7" from Walmart for like $4.) The foam I think is 1/4" thick. But after talking to Dennis, I ended up doubling up on it. It does work either way, but it is definitely more buoyant with it doubled.

Here is one with a single:

[DShock]

Here is an Image of the Morrish Mouse I described earlier: http://www.fishalaskamagazine.com/ar...rish_mouse.jpg
Doug

[Fly Goddess]

That is the thicker foam...which you can find at Hobby stores. Tail is a stripped zonker and the body deer hair.

[DShock]

Morrish October Caddis: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DN
Scroll Down to "McKenzie & Willamette River Fly Tying Library" (On Left) & Click, then scroll down the the MOC.
Doug