Wet fly
Muddled Kate
Muddler-headed Kate Maclaren
Salmon · Sea troutSurface & waking
Kate Maclaren with a muddler deer-hair head. Adds buoyancy and surface disturbance that the standard Kate cannot produce. Creates a wake and skittering action on the bob.
Fish this when
Summer on the Hebridean lochs on the bob dropper. Most effective in a big wave where the muddler head keeps the fly skittering at the surface.
Why it works
Muddler head traps air and creates surface footprint. Sea trout track it from well below. Takes come when the fly is in the film.
Naturals it imitates
general attractor, sedge
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface & waking
Shallow
Mid-depth
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate
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