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Cress Bug

Nymph · Trout · Beginner · 1 version

Classic Recipe

• Hook Scud hook, 14-18
• Thread Gray 8/0

Materials

• Body Gray-olive blend dubbing (full, flat)
• Shellback Clear Scud Back (over top)
• Rib Mono or wire (segmenting)
• Legs Picked-out dubbing (sides)

How to tie it

1. Dub full flat body
2. Pull Scud Back over, rib to segment
3. Pick out sides for legs, trim top and bottom flat
4. Whip finish

Tying videos

• Cress Bug — Flyfisher's Paradise (Steve Sywensky) (YouTube)
• Cress Bug — Joe Ackourey (YouTube)
• Cress Bug — Whip Finish Industries (YouTube)

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