How to Tie Jorgensen’s Pinecone Mouse

Producer: Fly Fish Food

In this week’s great fly-tying video, AJ from Fly Fish Food  teaches you to create a realistic mouse pattern that will stay low on the surface and remain visible, even in low light. Several of the techniques he uses to create legs, ears, and the fly’s head are absolutely ingenious. Here’s that the folks at FFF have to say about the pattern:

The pinecone mouse has a great profile and low riding fly that works good on trout and bass. The single hook helps with casting and less time spent checking for fouled hooks in the dark. The fettuccine foam makes a cool head that creates a bubble line and plunge sound that really get the predators excited. To help with the hook riding true the arms act like a pontoon and help keep the fly sitting with its head barely out of the water. 

Jorgensen’s Pinecone Mouse
Hook: Fulling Mill 6040 Streamer Stripper, size 2/0.
Thread: White GSP, 3/0 or 200-denier.
Adhesive 1: Superglue.
Tail: Tan Fulling Mill Super Suede Chenille, medium.
Body 1: Natural brown crosscut Zonker strips.
Adhesive 2: Superglue.
Belly: White rabbit Zonker strips.
Rear Legs: Pink shrimp Loco Legs, knotted and braided.
Body 2: Natural brown crosscut Zonker strips.
Body 3: Bonefish tan Krystal Hackle, medium.
Adhesive 3: Superglue.
Front Legs: Flesh Chicone’s Fettuccine Foam, knotted.
Adhesive 4: Superglue.
Head 1: Rootbeer, tan, light gray, and white Chicone’s Fettuccine Foam, mixed and stacked.
Ears: Flesh Chicone’s Fettuccine Foam, looped and knotted.
Eyes: Black Epoxy Mono Crab or Shrimp Eyes.