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Snails are a food source for trout throughout the year. Having said that they are often overlooked by fly fishers. In colours imitating the naturals in the area to be fished they can be slowly twitched along the bottom or the weed beds with great results. They are also a good ambush fly for trout foraging the margins. My standard choice of colours is a mottled brown and olive dubbed body and a dark olive "scud back" shell.
Materials
| Hook |
Thread |
Weight |
Back |
Body |
| Size 10 to 14 curved caddis or shrimp hook |
Olive or brown |
Fine lead wire |
Olive 'scud back' |
Mixed olive and brown dubbing |
Process
| A |
- Wind the thread in touching turns to the bend of the hook.
- Tie in lead wire in the center part of the hook shank. On this size
- Tie in a length of scud back.
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| B |
- Wind enough lead along the middle part of the shank of the hook to ensure that the fly will sink.
- Dub a plump body along the rear 4/5 of the hook shank.
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| C |
- Pull the scud back over the top of the hook and tie it off just behind the eye of the hook.
- Build up a neat head.
- Whip finish the thread and varnish the head.
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Last Updated: April 23, 2011
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