fishing lure The Original Muddler Fly

The Muddler Fly was created in 1937 by Don Gapen while fishing the world famous Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada. Today it is the world's leading trout fly, sold in as many countries as there are sporting fish that swim. It's a fly created to represent the sculpin minnow, but imitates a large variety of fish food. Fish feeding on grasshoppers, nymphs, larvae, surface floating flys, sculpins, crawfish and minnows all fall victim to Gapen's creation. It is a fly which can be fished dry, wet, semi-submerged, or keep as a darting minnow.
Selecting Muddler size for the fish you seek is best done by using 12, 10, and 8 for insect and larvae life, while bigger hook sizes better represent minnows, crawfish, and grasshoppers. Weighted Muddlers should be used to represent minnows. They have a body wrapped with lead which sinks the fly instantly, an action that best represents baitfish, such as sculpins down near the bottom.