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Micro Scud
Micro Scud is a small scud from Cheech of Fly Fish Food, aimed at the very small naturals trout often pick out. To keep the proportions right on a tiny hook, it leaves off the scud back and wire that can make a fly this size too heavy, and relies on dubbing and thin UV resin alone. Cheech has fished this style a lot in stillwaters. It can also be tied in sowbug colors, or with an orange egg sac in the middle. Tied here on a size 18 hook.
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Materials
How to Tie the Micro Scud
- 1
Step 1
Start the olive dun thread behind the eye and wrap back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Form a dubbing loop at the bend.
- 3
Step 3
Place a small amount of medium olive Bruiser Blend Junior in the loop and spin it into a fuzzy rope.
- 4
Step 4
Wrap the rope forward to just behind the eye, tie it off and trim the excess.
- 5
Step 5
Whip finish behind the eye and trim the thread.
- 6
Step 6
Brush the dubbing out so the fibers stand off the sides and underside of the body.
- 7
Step 7
Trim the fibers on top of the body close to leave a clean back for the resin.
- 8
Step 8
Run a thin coat of Solarez Thin Hard along the back and cure it with a UV light.
- 9
Step 9
Trim any stray fibers, then add a second thin coat of resin along the back and cure it.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXHlWe16edI
Credit: Cheech / Fly Fish Food