The Minky Mouse
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There are some patterns which I have created in my life that catch significantly more fish than others. One of them is the Minky-Mouse (see variants in the picture on the left). I named it after the main material which I used. The pattern is made of mink fur and foam only. So it is very easy to tie!
It showed exceptional performance last year when I was fishing with some of the best Russian fly fishers and fly tyiers in Polar Ural for trophy grayling. It outdid every other mouse pattern with ease. I am sure my Russian friend and fly tier Igor Tyapkin has meanwhile tied a whole box of them. From below a fish can only see the mink fur but no other material. That makes them forget about their natural prudence. The Minky-Mouse swims perfect(see picture on the right) and it never sinks. Even in fast water it stays on the surface although it does not float like a balloon but swims lower in the surface like a real mouse does . If you shiver your rod tip when retrieving it the typical V-form on the surface appears pushing little waves to the sides. This pattern brings even those fish to the surface which are usually difficult to catch. Try it also in Kamchatka! The big wild rainbows will love it!
The Minky-Mouse (originator G. Feuerstein)
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hook: |
long shanked streamer hook |
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underbody: |
one piece of pre-cut foam(3-4 mm thick) is tied in on top side of the hook from the front back to the barb |
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body: |
Foam wrapped with mink fur(cross cut) from back to the front. While doing that the other half of the foam piece is clapped down, tied in and secured 4-5 times on its way back towards the front. |
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head: |
rest of the foam is folded backwards and tyied down as head |
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tail: |
slim piece of mink fur |
This special mouse pattern can also be tied with other fur. It does not need to be mink. If you use other material it is not a Minky Mouse any more it's just Stony's Mouse.
