Fly Tying Tutorial: Adam Kornuth's Magic Mouse

It's Mousin' Time. If you want to see river monsters crush your fly on the surface and put up a good fight, give the Magic Mouse a go! (flymenfishingcompany.com/blog...)
Finding the right combination of a realistic yet easy-to-tie mouse pattern is one of the hardest things to do in fly tying, but Adam Kornuth found the Holy Grail in his Magic Mouse.
With a Double Barrel slider head on a Senyos Articulated Shank for Steelhead and Salmon Flies, backed up by the ultra-sharp and durable Kona Universal Strong Streamer hook, The Magic Mouse has everything you need in a great mouse pattern while being simple to tie.
Fly Recipe
Rear Hook Section
- Hook: Kona Universal Strong Streamer (USS) hook, 1/0
- Tail: Rabbit Strip
- Under Body: Rabbit Strip
- Over Body: Craft Foam
Front Shank Section
- Shank: Fish-Skull Senyo's Articulated Shank for Steelhead and Salmon Flies, 40 mm
Body: Rabbit Strip
- Head: Surface Seducer Double Barrel Popper & Slider Body, large, white
- Ears: Craft Foam
- Whiskers: 20lb Fluoro
- Eyes: Surface Seducer Dragon Eyes, 6 mm, Arctic (gray)

[@chrisashby4497]

Fantastic tie. I will have to give that one a whirl. Thanks for sharing.

[@FlymenFishing]

Thank you!

[@TonyBurrr]

You guys should sell a specific kit to make this specific fly

[@FlymenFishing]

In the works!

[@Rockhard1871]

I would add a weed guard to make it an awesome bass fly.

[@giacomomorini468]

Hi from Italy, in your opinion is it possible to tie this mouse in a bigger size for pike? Normally I use 6/0 hook for my pike flies

[@FlymenFishing]

Yes, you should be able to size up everything. The XL size Double Barrel Head is the right size for a 6/0 size hook.

[@giacomomorini468]

I have to tie this mouse in the same way of you with the 6/0 hook in the back and with the shank in front or in a different way? @@FlymenFishing

[@FlymenFishing]

Yes, I think you could tie different mouse and rat flies in a number of different sizes and hook/shank combinations@@giacomomorini468

[@downwindsalmon]

Can u use any shank or do you wanted the up turned eye?

[@FlymenFishing]

Probably be fine with a straight eye shank

[@hop2it783]

That is a bad a-- fly...