Josh posted this mouse pattern on his on Instagram and I just had to find out more about it. Mousing in Michigan, can be quite the adventure! Check out what Josh wrote about this pattern below.
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“On a number of northern Michigan rivers I’ve found that a 3.5″-4.5″ top water pattern is great at getting hits from the full range of sizes of fish at night. Traditionally on my folded back head gurgler-esque flies I had a long rabbit strip off the back. With that, it was often getting nipped and missing the hook. I wanted to keep the length, fly, and hook size so i made it articulated and added a front 25mm shank and put the B10S #1 hook further back with a small piece of foam allowing a shorter rabbit strip and better hook ups and a little extra wiggle with the joint. Additionally, I wanted a little more front float so tripled up the foam on the head. Lastly, for only reasons the fish know, the flashy/ uv flies just work at night here in MI, so wrapped uv polar chenille with the rabbit. Add some rubber legs and a little sparkle in the collar to clean it up and you’ve got an ideal night fly here in Michigan.”
Materials list:
Hardware
– 25mm Senyos Articulated Shank
– #1 B10S Hook
– AFW surflon micro ultra 1×19 nylon coated stainless leader wire, as the shank-hook connection
– 100D GSP thread
Dressing
– 2-3mm foam
– silicon or rubber legs
– uv polar chenille
– rabbit strips (straight cut regular) wrapped with polar chenille
– pearl estaz collar
