Don Gapen created the Muddler Minnow in the 1930s to imitate sculpins in Ontario's Nipigon River. This iconic fly features a spun deer hair head and remains adaptable for multiple fishing techniques.

Streamer flies can mimic a variety of forage, but none is more common than baitfish. Unlike dry flies that match floating insects, and nymphs that look like aquatic insects in their larval stages, ...