Topwaterintermediate

Midwest & Driftless

Deer Hair Mouse

Name: Deer Hair Mouse
Brand: The Woolly Gentleman

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Available Sizes#4 - #8

Color Variations

Natural Deer HairGrayBlack

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Murray's Fly Shop

Matched on topwater flies, trout, deer hair. Appalachian trout and smallmouth source with long-running regional fly catalog depth.

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AZ Fly Shop

Matched on topwater flies, trout, trout. Arizona and Southwest shop lead for desert trout, bass, canal carp, and warmwater patterns.

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Driftless Angler

Matched on Midwest & Driftless, trout. Driftless-specific trout source for spring creek nymphs, dries, and local bug windows.

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Fulling Mill Flies

Matched on topwater flies, trout, broad catalog. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.

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Orvis Fly Catalog

Matched on topwater flies, trout, broad catalog. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.

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Night fishing with a mouse pattern is the most exciting thing you can do with a fly rod while standing in cold water in the dark questioning your life decisions. Large brown trout hunt mice that swim across rivers at night, and this spun deer hair pattern lands with a splat that says 'helpless rodent' in brown trout language. The take is violent. You will flinch. That is normal.

Quick Facts

TypeTopwater

Difficultyintermediate

SeasonsSummer

Target SpeciesBrown Trout

Sizes#4 - #8

Best LocationsWhitewater River, MN; Current River, MO; Eleven Point River, MO

Where to Fish It

Whitewater River

MN · Spring Creek

Current River

MO · Ozark River

Eleven Point River

MO · Ozark River

Map unavailable. Locations for Deer Hair Mouse: Whitewater River, MN; Current River, MO; Eleven Point River, MO

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