Marabou Muddler

	Tying Instructions	Materials: Hook: TMC 5263 #4-10 Thread: Danville Brown 6/0 Weighted: 15 wraps .020 leadfree wire Head: Deer Hair,Clipped Collar: Deer Hair,Spun Wing: Olive Marabou Body: Lt.Olive Ice Dubbing Tail: Olive Marabou
	Notes: This fly is a variation of the Muddler Minnow originated by Don Gapen of Anoka, Minnesota in the late 1930's. Dan Bailey marketed this variation using marabou and it has become very popular throughout the Western States in Brown, Yellow, and Black colors. The name 'Muddler' is a nickname used in the Midwest for sculpin-type fish and Don Gapen's use of a clipped deer hair head with a deer hair collar has become synonymous for depicting a Muddler pattern. The use of a clipped deer hair head gives the fly some floatation qualities, although it is also weighted in order to get the fly down as a streamer using a sinking line. With a retrieve, the fly will bob to and fro.

Variations:
Orange Marabou Muddler	Materials: Hook: TMC 5263, sizes 6-12 Thread: Danville Brown 6/0 Weighted: 15 wraps .020 leadfree wire Tail: Turkey Tail Fibers Body: Silver Flat Tinsel Wing: Orange Marabou with Peacock Herl Collar: Deer Hair Head: Deer Hair, clipped
Burgundy Marabou Muddler	Materials: Hook: TMC 5263, sizes 6-12 Thread: Danville Black 6/0 Weighted: 15 wraps .020 leadfree wire Body: Purple Krystal Chenille Tail: Turkey Tail Fibers Wing: Burgundy Marabou Collar: Deer Hair Head: Deer Hair, clipped
White Marabou Muddler	Materials: Hook: TMC 5263, sizes 6-12 Thread: Danville Brown 6/0 Weighted: 15 wraps .020 leadfree wire Body: Flat Silver Tinsel Tail: Red Soft Hackle Fibers Wing: White Marabou with Peacock Herl Collar: Deer Hair Head: Deer Hair, clipped
Yellow Marabou Muddler	Materials: Hook: TMC 5263, sizes 6-12 Thread: Danville Brown 6/0 Weighted: 15 wraps .020 leadfree wire Body: Flat Gold Tinsel Tail: Turkey Tail Fibers Wing: Yellow Marabou with Peacock Herl Collar: Deer Hair Head: Deer Hair, clipped
Black Marabou Muddler	Materials: Hook: TMC 5263, sizes 6-12 Thread: Danville Brown 6/0 Weighted: 15 wraps .020 leadfree wire Body: Black Ice Dubbing Tail: Black Marabou Wing: Black Marabou Collar: Deer Hair Head: Deer Hair, clipped