MINI MOUSE SIZE 10

Pound the banks and experience the ultimate adrenaline rush of downsized topwater strikes with the Mini Mouse fly, available now at the Ugly Bug Fly Shop! As the official, scaled-down junior version of legendary fly designer Dave Whitlock's world-famous Mouserat, this highly productive pattern delivers all the big-fish drawing power of a full-sized rodent wrapped in a sleek, highly castable frame. The core structure is masterfully spun and trimmed using ultra-buoyant, high-density hollow deer hair, creating a robust, compact silhouette that pushes a distinct acoustic wake across the surface film. Complete with realistic ears, whiskers, and a flexible leather tail that wriggles organically on a steady strip, this buggy attractor is an absolute favorite for predatory river trout and aggressive smallmouth bass alike. It is so realistic that if you leave it sitting out on your fly-tying bench, your house cat might just try to steal it.

Midnight mousing is an incredible rush, but tossing giant, heavy-wire rodent patterns in our legendary 35 mph Wyoming gusts can be an absolute nightmare. The Mini Mouse is a major local guide favorite for the Grey Reef and Miracle Mile stretches of the North Platte River right here in Casper because its downsized profile slices cleanly through headwinds without throwing tailing loops. You do not even have to wait for total pitch-black darkness to fish it; cast this micro-rodent directly against the muddy cut-banks during low-light summer evenings or stormy afternoons. Pair it with a stout 1X or 2X Maxima Clear Leader Wheel and employ short, rapid, chugging strips. The compact wake perfectly mimics a field mouse that slipped off the bank, triggering explosive, structural surface hits from our giant resident brown trout.