Nice ties! I need to work on some scuds too. Rumor is local trout like them a lot.
love those fuzzy ties! they work wonders. I like wood duck containing flies as well.
Green wire brassies on a size 20. awesome little caddis or midge imitation. Good little nymph, works awesome as a dropper off a dry.
Tied some sz.14 wood duck scuds today, nice easy tie.
now I might have tied a flie or two so I hope a few suggestions might help someone ..... I have found the best scud pattern is a lose tied hares ear on a scud hook comb the bottom out ...... RG is telling you right the tails should be the length of hook point to hook shaft ....and a big suggestion is a good note book..... go back to your beginnings and take your time and enjoy yourself http://www.flyfisherman.com/fly-tying/tying-flies-beautiful-flies/
For scuds.. Try some ostrich hear palmered like a hackle with either scud back or yellow latex glove strip color with either sharpie or a pantone pen I have even used flashabou for the scud back in pearl flashabou as for tails lemon wood duck or the points from the ostrich hearl?? Heck of a lot easier then working withostrich hearl then dubbing and picking it out is...
Try a plastic sandwich bag for shell back. I use it often. Cheap and stretches nicely. Try tying some like the ones in the middle with the red Bead. They're killers.Rg
Nice assortment there RG. Have to ask what the white ones are at the top that sort of look like a deranged octopus? My tying is all over the place, I'm back at the salt stuffLet's keep this going.
Nice assortment there RG. Have to ask what the white ones are at the top that sort of look like a deranged octopus ? My tying is all over the place, I'm back at the salt stuffLet's keep this going.