Moot Fly Nymph Freshwater Hook : Gamakatsu S11 - 4L or any four time long streamer hook. Tail : Black Squirrel (or if you know of a dark haired girl get some long pubic hairs fish like them better then the squirrel hairs). Body : Light Possum fur (belly hair). Head : Dark possum fur (near back bone area of pelt) - tied bullet head style.
Tying Instructions 1. Tie in tail fibres (hook shank length past hook bend). 2. Take a clump of possum belly fur, strip most of under fur from base of clump. 3. Place on hook shank with fur tips towards rear of fly. 4. With a couple of wraps of thread slightly spin the fur to ensure the fur is right round the hook shank. 5. Repeat step 4 until one quarter of hook shank remains. 6. Take a clump of dark possum fur, strip most of under fur. 7. Place on hook shank with fur tips towards front of fly. 8. Tie this in, then take thread back to one quarter hook shank from hook eye. 9. Push back fur tips towards tail of fly. 10. Wrap in the one place to form bullet head style and shape with the fur. 11. Tie off thread.
Fly Notes
Fishing Notes Add some 'Zink' if required as first few cast it will sit on the surface till it fully absorbs water. Four inch strip then pause, repeat till the fly line gets yanked out of your grip (well that's the idea anyway). Targeted species, Trout primarily, but bass love it too. So do estuary bream.
Location Notes Night time use mainly. Find a gently sloping cove, with rocks, tress and a soak. A few mudeye shucks on exposed timber a dead give away for a good spot to cast this fly.
Prey Notes Mudeye representation.
Tier Richard Carter

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