Fly Tying with Corey: Bead Head Mirage Back Scud

Fly Tying with Corey: Bead Head Mirage Back Scud

NYMPH Patterns, Fly Tying with Corey / May 10, 2015

One more in the series of Corey’s fly tying video tutorials!

Bead Head Mirage Back Scud

Here, Corey shows us how to tie his Bead Head Mirage Back Scud – a great and simple pattern that works well for trout, panfish, bass… It is an all-around good fly, very versatile, great for Czech nymphing, dead drifting.

Ingredients

Hook: Maruto Shrimp & Caddis Fly Hooks, Size 14, model c46
Bead 3/32nd Brass Bead, Silver, or Tungsten Beads in 2.5mm size, silver color
Rib: Small-Medium Copper Wire, a great choice would be a Hemingway’s Ultra Fine Wire 0.1mm in Brown
Shell Case: Medium UTC Mirage Tinsel, or try Flashback Foil strips
Dubbing: ready-made Hemingway’s Hare Plus UV or a blend of Australian Opossum, soft Antron fibres, and Hemingway’s Frosty Dubbing

Maruto curved short shank fly hooks c46 — Maruto c46 Hooks

Tungsten Beads - Silver — Tungsten Beads in Silver

Hemingway's Ultra Fine Wire 0.1 mm - Brown — Hemingway’s Ultra Fine Wire 0.1 mm in Brown

Hemingway's Hare Plus UV Dubbing — Hare Plus UV Dubbing in Light Gray

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