Muddler Minnow

[@oldcaretaker]

Like the use of the razor blade,always something new to learn even after 60 years of fly fishing,thank you

[@nicolelewis1828]

This is a great video! Thanks. Every time I watch it, I learn something new!

[@philipvankampen3394]

wow, great tip on using a razor blade to cut wings! I've picked up a lot of tricks from you over the years - for that, thanks

[@michaellucarelli8111]

Great video. Sitting at my tying bench with my laptop open you helped me tie my first muddler. It doesn't look as nice as yours, but compared to where I started out a year and a half ago it is really good. Thank you.

[@Cidro1000]

very instructional! i like how you show what part of deer etc you are using. never stop doing that!!

[@TomNavesink]

Beautiful tie

[@Gk4191]

I love this channel!

[@johnshand6176]

Always great videos being both informative, exacting and very descriptive, thanks from down-under in NZ.

[@Hockeyfan9884]

That was an excellent fly tying video and very well explained. Thanks for sharing.

[@charlieclippinger1299]

great fly. thanks for the tips on the razor blade!

[@tightlinevideo]

Glad you liked it. Once you get the hang of them, they really are quite fun to tie.

[@elduderoony8171]

Love this pattern Tim. I’m going to have to try hard with this one! lol

[@gravityalwayswins1434]

Wow! Absolutely superb video. Nicely tied and nicely done. Thanks.

[@birrapampa]

A master in tying flies...

[@mikejames663]

Excellent, professional, practical and interesting, subscribed.

[@GeorgeSemel]

I been tying on a Dyna-King vise for going on gee 24 years or so. My favorite vise, I have others a Regal and an HMH. The Dyna King was the last vise I ever bought. And I still have my first a Thomson A. I aways had problems tying this pattern.Your tricks will help a lot.

[@jccormier4599]

That was awesome! Thanks for the video!

[@tightlinevideo]

Glad we could help.

[@tthomp57]

Your video is super high quality, the best I've seen so far on you tube. Your instruction is also top o' the line. I'd like to see a stonefly video too. Keep 'em coming!

[@HuntingCreatures]

The best parts are the tips and tricks by your expertise.

[@budbragg8000]

very nice video. I watch a lot of tutorials, and this is my favorite on muddlers . Clear ,concise,and no frills.I also noticed on a previous post that you had a link to some tying books you recommend, if i could get that link it would be greatly appreciated thanks and keep up the good work

[@tightlinevideo]

The hook is positioned correctly for this vise. If you watch closely when I flatten the barb you will see two holes in the vise jaws just behind the tips of the jaws. The holes are used for larger hooks (say 10 and above) while the tips of the jaws are used for smaller hooks. I tie a lot of saltwater flies and the holes work great especially for hooks larger than 2/0. Hope this clears things up.

[@tightlinevideo]

If you visit the Dyna-King vise website, there is a video outlining the use of the Ultimate Indexer (the vise I use) that better illustrates its hook holding capabilities.

[@lookcreations]

great video and easy to follow - thanks

[@lenlevasseur1355]

Great video, I learned so much:-)

[@gravityalwayswins1434]

Fantastic video. A+. Thanks.

[@Sittin.]

@ 0:50 I heard you point out that to leave 1/4 of the hook bare when tying in your tyinthread. I didnt know why that was important so I didnt care. But now I know :)

[@98dfree]

How do you fish this fly? Also how about a twenty incher stonefly or some more midge larvae videos given the time of year? Anyway, I love your videos and they are 100% of the reason I got serious about fly tying, and 60% of the reason I got serious about fly fishing all together. Thanks!

[@manifestgtr]

Oh my god…this is one of the most versatile flies on earth, man. You can skitter it across the surface and/or float it, imitating a caddis, hopper, cricket, moth, anything terrestrial…you can dart it just under the surface like an escaping baitfish or small amphibian…you can weight it and imitate a sculpin. One of my favorite ways to work this fly is to swing it like a wet fly, but on the surface or JUST underneath…drives brook trout crazy. Honestly, the muddler is tied with a black woolly bugger for “greatest streamer pattern on ever” to me. I’ve caught untold hundreds of trout on these things working them a dozen different ways. There’s basically no “wrong” way to work a muddler, imo.

[@5adamjb]

I'm a big fan of Brassie hair packers.

[@aaronwilde]

nice tie :) looks like i need a fair amount of tools and such to tie this.. im a noobie :) i will stick to marabou and rabbit hair for now c:

[@jero-ihi188]

incredile results in La patagonia, Argentina

[@alexst3333]

Hello! Thank you for many super quality flytying videos! Please help me, i need advise - books for flytying and fishing on streamers. I buy a few books that you advise for others "Tying Small Flies" and "Dynamic Nymphing" and found it very helpful. Thank you!

[@hankvana2149]

Tim, I don't keep Muddlers in my "Favorites Box" - they have a box all to themselves :-) If I had to chose one fly for multiple species in a variety of conditions it would be a #10 Muddler, tied with dark mottled turkey wing and tail fished on a sink-tip line on a short leader. Cheers! Hank

[@JKeskinen]

Remeber to steam deer hair. That's important thing to do. :)

[@justindelver7205]

Wow don't know if i can tie one like that , but i will try. Great video, can i use this one on my website too?????

[@MillerOutdoors1]

Tim, I'm not sure I understand why the need for 2 thread sizes on this fly. What is the advantage of starting with the 70 denier for the body over starting with 140 and using it for the entire fly? Surely it can't be because of bulk, as that would be negligible on the rear portion of the fly. What am I missing? Regards, Chris

[@tightlinevideo]

Hi Chris, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I use lighter thread in the back part of the fly simply to reduce bulk. If you are really careful with using just the minimum number of wraps it's fine to use the 140 all the way through.

[@zepix6183]

Agreed, seems like to much work just to switch thread on an already bulkier fly

[@gar1231000]

try using nano silk if you want less bulk

[@scottdolan5508]

would love to see a conehead muddler video

[@MohamedElHanoun]

great work thank's

[@tightlinevideo]

I doesn't so much swim as it does push water which fish seem to like.

[@keiranrooker7981]

I’ve fished a muffler minnow once and it just rode under the surface cause the deer hair I don’t like using these but they could be effective some days probably

[@12ernie]

Great video! How would you fish this fly? Retrieve? Ernie

[@zachbrewer8370]

Sorry, I'm new to fly tying/fly fishing, and I just haven't figured out what this is supposed to imitate. Maybe a sculpin or another baitfish?

[@RyltarSB]

It's a great pattern. It imitates both, and can even imitate a grasshopper. I usually fish mine with a split shot about 6 inches ahead. The buoyant deer hair will cause it to bounce up and down when stripped.

[@cfong_sports394]

Zach Brewer sculpin

[@finn6988]

Agreed with all the praise for this video! Clear, precise, easy to follow. Thank you. One question though: You use the term "underwing" when you're making a minnow. Is that just traditional, or do you know if making a minnow BODY (under the hook) instead of an underwing (above the hook) is effective? I've got some partridge feather that fits well under the hook but not well as an "underwing"...

[@tightlinevideo]

+Finn It's just traditional for this pattern. But, absolutely use the partridge where ever it fits. Anything that adds motion and realistic, patterned coloration (like partridge does) can only help but make a fly more attractive (to trout anyway).

[@finn6988]

+tightlinevideo Thank you tighlinevideo! At work our mascot mouser caught a local partridge and I kept the feathers, they're beautiful. They'll work nicely.

[@bassnbows]

I wish I had 2 rite bobbins. lol

[@centralmassanglers]

How's that stonefly nymph video coming

[@tightlinesmediaa]

hey great video. I was just wondering what brand are your bobins and where can i buy them. Tanks in advance.

[@rabc6481]

HVC Adventures Hi mate I to like the look of them bobins did you get the name of the brand and were you can buy them if so will you send me on the detail looking forward to hearing back from you tight lines Rob

[@andrerobichaud8115]

These are some of the best instructional videos on fly tying I've seen. Very helpful. Any chance you can start a playlist of classic wet fly tutorials? (Dark Montreal, Parmachenee Belle, Professors, Butchers, etc...) Thanks for all your hard work.

[@tightlinevideo]

Thanks Andre. As for the wet flies, they are not really my strong suit but, I am talking with a guy who ties them exceptionally well and he seems willing to tie a few on video for us. Hopefully we can get some done soon.

[@andrerobichaud8115]

@@tightlinevideo - looking forward to those videos. Thanks again for the high quality work.

[@PaPrimitive]

Have you ever fished central Pennsylvania?

[@Hojtong]

How would you go abut adding weight to the fly?

[@tightlinevideo]

+Hojtong Lead wraps (nice and tight) under the tinsel body. Many people tie them with a gold conehead too.

[@patricealmunia421]

how does it swim?

[@cfong_sports394]

Arent theyre supposed to have 2 wings qnd 1 tail?...

[@Metal-Fish-Video]

what can I say? perfectly! thanks

[@bpplus9713]

That is where the hook should be.

[@Kolbeinnloftsson]

næs gæs

[@grahammink2814]

This is more of a bass fly, I can confirm that it does not work for trout.

[@maxlong3280]

I can confirm it does, brook trout love this fly stripped on the surface.

[@rouryglen]

Deadly for trout !