Muddler Minnow
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The Muddler Minnow is an artificial fly of the streamer type used in fly fishing and fly tying.
Typical Muddler Minnow pattern
Muddler minnow fly
A Muddler Minnow fishing fly tied by Don Gapen, the originator of the pattern
Durham Ranger salmon fly
Dan Bailey (conservationist)
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Dan Bailey was a fly-shop owner, innovative fly developer and staunch Western conservationist. Born on a farm near Russellville, Kentucky, Bailey is best known for the fly shop he established in Livin
Muddler Minnow
…strain brook trout, Ontario, Canada. The Muddler, as it is informally known by anglers, was popularized by Montana, United States fisherman and fly tier Dan Bailey. It is now a popular pattern worldwide and is likely found in nearly every angler's fly box, in one form or another. On March 14, 2008, a size 4 muddler…
Dan Bailey, circa 1970s
Original Dan Bailey's Fly Shop storefront, 1939
Dan Bailey's Fly Shop, Livingston, MT (2008)
Dan Bailey's Wall of Fame, circa 1940s