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Faltin?s Black & Orange Muddler
A Jan Faltin Fly

| Name | Faltin?s Black & Orange Muddler |
| Hook | Mustad |
| Thread | Black |
| Tag | Oval gold tinsel and hot orange stretch nylon |
| Tail | SLF fiber and over that some hot orange GP-tippets |
| Body | First half: Black stretch nylon and the second half ice dub golden brown, mixed with hot orange ice dubbing |
| Rib | Oval gold tinsel |
| Body Hackle | Badger dyed hot orange |
| Wing | Black with a few strands of red angelhair |
| Shoulder | Thin black grizzly feather to the point of the wing |
| Hackle | Thin streaking hair as collar hackle to the third wrap of the gold tinsel and after that deer hair dyed hot orange, and make a nice head of this |
| Head | Follow up with black thread and make a head with a band of mirage over |
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Faltin?s Black & Orange Muddler is originated and tied by contributing Swedish fly tyer, Jan Faltin. He ties this fly primarily for Sea Trout, but I would be inclined to use it for Steelhead and Salmon as well. You can see more of Jan's flies at The Flies of Jan Faltin.
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