Mickey Doodle
Hook - Partridge CS15 #4 or substitute
Thread - Black
Body - Silver flat tinsel
Belly - Yellow bucktail
Throat - Yellow hackle fibers
Wing - 2 red hackles flanked by yellow hackle
Shoulder - Red hen back
Eye - Jungle cock nail
Head - Black (with orange band)
Author's Note
Red and yellow was a popular color combination of Mrs. Stevens' day, and judging by the continued success of the Mickey Finn, it still remains popular in the modern age. Mickey’s Ghost (#156) is a pattern designed by Mike Martinek Jr. which also pays homage to the most famous of bucktails. Mrs. Stevens’ Mickey Doodle is quite similar to a Canadian version of the Mickey Finn which calls for a married wing of red and yellow goose.
Originated by Carrie Stevens
Streamers365 - Vol 2 - Darren MacEachern
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