SCUD BACK CRAYFISH

SCUD BACK CRAYFISH

Hook : Daiichi 2220 # 2 - 4

Thread : Uni-Thread 6/0 Olive

Antennae : Squirrel Tail

Shell Back : Scud Back Olive

Eyes : Lead Eyes

Claws : Scud Back Olive

Body : Rabbit Atron Blend Olive

Rib : Mono Thread

Fly Tier: Jude SanGregory

Tying Instruction :

1) Tie on thread near hook bend.
2) Tie on squirrel tail antenna.
3) Tie on 2-inch strip of scud back.
4) Tie on lead eyes with an X wrap.
5) Flip hook over in vice and claws, which have been cut out of scud back.
6) Flip hook back over and wind thread back to beginning of fly at hook bend (in front of lead eyes).
7) Dub a thick front section for about 1/2 the hook length, making sure to make several X wraps around lead eyes.
8) At mid point of hook tie in 2lb mono (used for rib).
9) Dub the rest of the hook shank thinner than you have dubbed the first half.
10) Pull the scud back over the entire fly and poke a hole through the scud back at the hook eye. The hook eye should be pushed through the hole and the end tied down.
11) Rib the last half of the fly with mono and tie off.
12) Cut scud back off and leave a small tail.

Note :

Drives smallmouth crazy!

ABOUT THE FLY TIER

E-mail : jsangreg@rochester.rr.com

I was born and raised in Northern Ohio where my favorite activity was walleye fishing on Lake Erie with my father and brothers. I now live in upstate NY where I enjoy fly fishing for trout and smallmouth bass. I have been tying my own flies since about 1990.