2001 - Al Miller Tying Al's Rat - www.underwateroz.com

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When fishing wet flies, the most productive rig I have ever used has been a #22 Al's Rat 18 inches below a glo-ball samon egg. Put a small amount of weight another 12 inches up the line to get a natural drift along the stream bed. The glo-ball acts as an attractor, but the tiny Al's Rat does most of the work, as it represents the vast majority of what trout feed on in these parts; midges.

I learned of the Rat in my earliest days of fly fishing on my first visit to the Little Lehigh Fly Shop in Allentown, PA, and it was there that I met Al Miller; the creator of Al's Rat. Al was a staple at the fly shop. He was warm, kind, gracious, and always willing to share his knowledge on the sport of fly fishing.

Al Miller passed away on December 9, 2008. He is missed by many, but he will never be forgotten.

This video was shot by Wendell Ozzie Ozefovich of www.underwateroz.com.

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[zenbooter]

Semper Fi. Al.

[3triplexxx]

Brown monocord, muscrat dubbing and a size 20 hook. Simple yet effective midge pupa pattern.

[bigtonyk]

I met Al back in the 70's when I was a teen and learning to fly fish over on the FF Only stretch of the Little Lehigh near Macungie. He was warm and friendly and always willing to help. You could bet that if Al wasn't catching anything, you could just pack up and go home.