Scud Variant

w/ Monofiliment Eye's

I wanted to play with some burnt and bubbled mono I saw elsewhere. I went through a few variations before deciding to tie the fly "backwards" intending it to imitate a swimming scud. The weight is close to the eye so when twitched it would pull the "tail" back down, swimming the scud. I would recommend a loop knot close up to the eye when fishing this fly. Expect trout, salmon, bass, blue gills and perch to readily accept this fly as scuds or sow bugs. I have tied this in bright green and tan and black. The placement of black towards the head on a light tan body would represent the dying and dead stages. Still eaten by the fish.

Materials:

• Hook: Size 14 TMC 2457
• Lead Wrap: .015
• Thread: Dark Brown 8/0 Uni
• Body:
  1. Dubbing-Olive and Tan Gammarus Pulled and Combined
  2. Brown Blended Rabbit
  3. Clear Scud Back
  4. Ultra Fine Larva Lace
• Antennae and Tail: Partridge Hackle Fibers
• Eye's: 4X Leader Brown

Tying Instructions:

Wrap ten wraps of lead wire around hook shank, trim neat.

Start thread at eye of hook, placing approximately 6-8 wraps, cut off tag end.

Tie in partridge fibers on underside of hook (tail). Extend fiber tips one gap length from eye of hook. Trim excess.

Snug lead wrap up to thread wrap and finish wrapping hook shank to half way in the bend.

Tie in a few partridge fibers at the bend on top side of hook (antennae) one gap length off of wire, trim excess.

Tie in eyes on either side of hook shank.

Tie in Larva Lace (4 inches) and string out behind vice.

Tie in Scud Back (X2 lengths of shank) on top side of wire and string out behind fly.

Dub in olive and tan dubbing to 1/2 - 3/4 of hook shank, dub in brown to cover up remaining exposed lead wrap.

Pull Scud Back over dubbing and secure with thread, trim excess scud back.

Segment body with Larva Lace wrapped to the hook eye, secure with thread, trim excess Larva Lace, whip finish and apply head cement. Allow head cement to dry before proceeding.

Carefully, so as not to break threads and Larva Lace, pick out dubbing on both sides and under fly.

Trim dubbing as needed and you're finished.

This fly can be fished in still and moving waters, dead drifted, twitched, bounced along the bottom, as a dropper, and slow stripped.

GO FISH!