Make room in your fly box for a few mouse flies. Once you experience the thrill of catching a big trout on a 'Mouse,' you'll understand the obsession. Here are my two favorite patterns to get you started.
I make it a practice to always carry a few mouse patterns in my fly box when fishing for trout. You don’t need an entire box dedicated to mouse flies, but keep a couple ready—you might just get yourself into a mouse bite.You’ll still find fly anglers who are skeptical about trout eating mice. Maybe anglers get so conditioned into believing that trout are sensitive fish that prefer to delicately sip dry flies.
Let's talk about the upward facing hook. This is a big plus if you want to crawl it through lilly pads for bass, or up and over logs and branches. I've caught some big trout maneuvering this fly around debri. Like a real mouse I'll crawl it across a log and then have it fall in the water. Some of the explosions I've witnessed, my heart rate is increasing just writing about it.
I also want it to represent a mouse in size and silhouette. If the fly’s profile is mouse-like, that’s enough—because that’s what the fish sees from underneath. The fly doesn’t need eyes or ears.Some mouse patterns are tied more to catch the fly fisherman than the fish. I’ve fished patterns that were artistic masterpieces but fished like a wet sponge.
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