Fly of the Month - December 2012
Lee's Ferry Scud
My adaptation of Wendy Gunn's scud tie from Arizona's Lee's Ferry section of Colorado river. This can be tied in olive, pink, or orange for the White and other rivers.
HOOK -- Size 14 down to 18 straight shank nymph (scuds normally swim with straight body only curve when in hand or net.)
THREAD-- 6/0 or 8/0 Uni color to match.
10 wraps of lead or nontoxic wire centered on shaft
Gold wire for rib
Back or shell --- dyed grey deer hair
Body-- Sow Scud dubbing of color (I like Smokey Olive) desired.
Start thread, then wrap lead wire, next tie in gold wire for rib, then clip small bundle of deer hair and clean and stack, tie in at rear of lead ,tips to rear ( can leave sticking out will be trimming), dub body forward leave room for head, pull hair over top of body as shell back and tie in behind head, rib forward with gold wire, trim tail and head deer hair as picture shows, pick out dubbing downwards as legs ( I trim picked hair to hook point length. You're done!
I believe that the deer hair back keeps fly floating hook down in realistic stance of swimming scud.
Tied by Jim Bowerman