NYMPHS & WETS
SCUD
I use this fly
to
represent
not only Scuds but also Olive Caddis Pupa which are of course a
completely
different types of creature. Scuds are true crustaceans of the family
Isopod
or Amphipods and generally you find them in shallow water in the
detritus
matter and around weed beds and drowned vegetation. Scuds are targeted
by trout as they mooch around the shallows particularly at times of
rising
water. The Olive Caddis pupa is the nymph of the order Trichoptera and
it is mainly targeted by trout as it rises to the surface to hatch.
Whilst
they are totally different creatures and are found in quite different
situations
the following fly is a reasonable representation of both. That's
because
both are curved in shape, yellowish olive in colour, about 8 - 13 mm in
length;
have segmented bodies; and, in most cases have multiple legs or gills
protruding
below the fly. The only distinguishing feature is that whilst the Olive
Caddis Pupa has gills that appears as a small tail scuds do not. I
accommodate
the difference by tying in a small tail and haven't found that to be a
problem for scud feeders.
MATERIALS:
Hook - Size 10 to
14
curved caddis or shrimp hook
Thread - Olive
Tail - Olive rabbit
fur
or hackle fibres
Rib and weight
-
Fine
copper wire
Carapace or wing
casing
- Olive "scud back"
Body - Light olive
dubbing
Legs -
Slightly
oversize
hen hackle
Head or thorax -
Peacock
herl
A)
- Wind the thread in touching turns to the bend of the
hook.
- Tie in a tail of just a few strands of rabbit fur or
hackle fibres.
- Tie in a length of scud back, a length of copper
wire and a hackle.
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B)
- Dub a thin body along the rear 4/5 of the
hook shank.
- Palmer the hackle along the dubbed body, tie it off
and trim the excess.
- Pull the scud back over the top of the hook and tie
it off at the 4/5 mark.
- Wind the copper wire along the body forming 5 or 6
segments and tie it off at the 4/5 mark and trim the excess.
- Tie in two peacock herl.
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C)
- Twist the hear around the thread forming a rope
and build up a head slightly thicker than the body.
- Trim off the excess herl whip finish and
varnish the thread.
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