Mighty Mouse - Tan

The Mighty Mouse - Tan is the fly you tie on when you want to catch the biggest trout in the river. Mouse patterns are one of the most exciting ways to fish Colorado's Western Slope rivers — skated or waked across the surface at dusk and into the dark, triggering explosive, aggressive strikes from large brown and rainbow trout that are hunting near the banks.

On the Roaring Fork, Frying Pan River, and Colorado River, summer and fall evenings bring big fish out of their lies to hunt terrestrials along undercut banks, logjams, and grassy edges. The Mighty Mouse's tan deer hair body pushes water and creates a V-wake that drives predatory trout absolutely wild. Cast tight to the bank, let it swing, and hold on. This is not subtle fly fishing — this is big-fish hunting at its most thrilling. Also effective during daylight hours as a large attractor pattern in fast pocket water and runs.

Pattern Details:

• Style: Mouse pattern terrestrial dry fly
• Color: Tan
• Body: Spun and clipped deer/elk hair
• Tail: Cream rubber leg material
• Hook: Heavy wire stout hook
• Best fished: Skated or waked across the surface at dusk and after dark along undercut banks and structure

Available in store at Glenwood Springs Outdoors, 831 Grand Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO.