Muudah Puudah

Materials

How to Tie the Muudah Puudah

1. 1

   Step 1

   Select and secure the hook. Place the Kona BC4 hook in your vise and lay down a smooth thread base using UTC Ultra Thread in Tan. Wrap from the eye to the bend.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Form the tail. Select a small bunch of yellow Elk Rump Hair. Stack the tips and tie them in at the bend of the hook to form a short, bushy tail. Trim the excess and secure with thread wraps.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Build the underbody. Apply a thin layer of Wapsi Antron Sparkle Dubbing to your thread and wrap forward to create a subtle underbody shimmer.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Dub the main body. Switch to Fulling Mill Euro Nymph Body Dub in Medium Olive. Build a tapered body from the tail to about 2/3 up the shank.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Add the wing. Tie in a sparse bunch of Enrico Puglisi Fibers in Silver Grey on top of the hook shank. The wing should extend just past the bend. Secure and trim the excess.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Prepare and wrap the hackle. Select a Hareline Grizzly Soft Hackle feather. Tie it in just in front of the wing and make 2-3 wraps. Stroke the fibers back as you wrap to keep them flowing rearward. Secure and trim.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Add rubber legs. Cut two short strands of Wapsi Barred Round Rubber (Brown/Green). Tie one on each side of the thorax area, angling slightly downward. Adjust for symmetry.

8. 8

   Step 8

   Finish the head. Build a neat thread head, whip finish, and apply head cement if desired for durability.

   Best spring through fall. Use as a dry-dropper rig top fly with a beadhead nymph below. Fish it tight to grassy banks, under willows, or through riffles. Add small twitches to imitate a struggling hopper or stonefly.