A Czech nymph or scud? (the Net Builder)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ต.ค. 2024
- From Charlie Craven's 2015 "Tying Nymphs," the Net Builder (Czech nymph version) is a simple tie, perfect for tight-lining the deeper pockets and fast water.
Hook: #8-14 curved shank
Weight: 0.015-0.020, 10-12 wraps
Thread: Black
Tail: Z-lon fibers, clipped short
Rib: 3x tippet material
Shellback: Olive thin skin
Body: Olive or caddis green fuzzy dubbing (or any color)
Legs: Black ostrich herl
As seen in Charlie's book: amzn.to/3JiZfyT
** Some of the other popular books used on this channel: **
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
Mike Valla's "Tying the Founding Flies," 2015, amzn.to/354oSir
Valla's "Tying and Fishing Bucktails..." 2016, amzn.to/3Jg2Mys
Valla's "Tying Catskill-Style Dry Flies," 2020, amzn.to/3DmYOjJ
Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box," 2020, amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Dave Hughes, "Essential Trout Flies," 2017, amzn.to/3lbCZYX
Hughes, "Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters," amzn.to/3HC2jpc
Hughes, "Wet Flies," 2015, amzn.to/33ac3lQ
David Klausmeyer's "Favorite Flies," 2020, amzn.to/3oeSNMa
Randle Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the Best One Thousand," amzn.to/34Q15mp
Terry Hellekson's "Popular Fly Patterns," 1976, amzn.to/2L4IyvS
Dick Stewart's, "Flies for Bass and Panfish," 1992, amzn.to/3aGpFs1
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I spent my career in the tailored menswear business… loving the effort you have made over the last few videos! Looking dapper!
Well thank you Earl! I could probably use some pointers from you. :-) I've been watching a lot of men's style channels here on TH-cam to try and improve my wardrobe. :-)
Great looking Nymph, thanks Matt for sharing. Superb techniques on this fly. Until next time.
Thanks Lee! I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Another nice one Matt, my list keeps growing. Have a blessed day my friend.
Thanks! I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Hey Matt, Really enjoying your videos. As a new tyer I am learning lots from you and others I watch. Keep it up.
Well thank you Rod! I appreciate the kind words my friend. :-)
Awesome pattern choice, these do catch the fish. Thanks for sharing and have a great day.
Thanks Layton! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
An awesome fly!! I need to get some thin skin!! Thanks for sharing Matt!!
You're welcome James! And definitely give it a try. It's some pretty cool stuff.
I lovethis one.its a great pattern catch fish.great job matt nice one!!
Thanks Mike! I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
I was really dubious about the thin skin stuff when I returned to tying flies a few years back, but it's really amazing stuff.
Yeah, it is pretty neat looking, but I'm not sure how many types of patterns you can tie with it. I mean, I tie and fish about a half dozen scuds like this any given year. Are there other patterns that use it? Probably... I'm just not familiar with them.
Great looking nymph. I need to give thin skin a try
Definitely! It's some pretty cool stuff. :-)
Looks very effective to me matt tks for posting
Burt- you won the last name-the-fly contest. Send me an email!
Hey Matt☕️☕️,
That looks amazing, I enjoy simple stuff like this that works a lot of the times 👍
Yes indeed Jim! I think this would have fooled some of those NC bluegill you were pulling in earlier in the week. :-)
Thank’s Matt.
You're welcome Arthur! I appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Hi Matt. Again a very nice tie and nice neck tie! I watch, learn and really enjoy Charlie’s tying and yours too. After about 4 decades of enjoyment and frustration with our hobby hopefully I’ve gained some improvement. Please keep it coming. Thank you.
Well thank you Tom! I appreciate the kind words my friend. :-)
Nice job! I haven’t tried any flies with the thin skin. This one looks great! Might need to get some thin skin!
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I tie this exact fly. It’s a real fish catcher. Thanks Matt.
Outstanding to hear Chad! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
That's a very cool nymph. I like the variety of materials and how they all came together to make a very realistic looking fly. Thank you!
Well thank you Tom! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Gorgeous looking fly Matt, definitely a fish catcher
Thanks for the video Matt
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Great scud pattern. Just got a chance to look at this pattern. I am back at my bench,; this is a part of my box. Thanks, Matt.
Great to hear Howard! Have fun my friend. :-)
Good morning Sir Matt, I really like Tying these Czech nymphs, they are so fun and many different kinds that we can ty and the colors variations unbelievable. have a Great day Sir Matt.
Well thank you Edward! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-) And have a great weekend!
Nice looking fly, it will be on my list to tie. Thanks for the video Matt.
Thanks Mike! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Love that book! It's got some really good and simple patterns that Catch fish! Great video. Thanks again!!
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Looking very much a gentleman and fly tier, well done brilliant, paying homage to the fly tiers who came before us.
Absolutely right! I talk a little about my new dress code in Friday's video. Thanks for noticing. :-)
This looks amazing! Thank you for the tutorial on this quick tying nymph.
Thanks Marshall! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Awesome! Thin Skin Fly Specks Olive great tie. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! I do think these specs in the thin skin do really set it off nicely.
I never realized how many scuds inhabit our waters until I started turning over rocks when I was out fishing. In Idaho we have a good population of fresh water shrimp and the trout love them. That pattern in pink or gray is especially effective along with the olive that you tied. Thanks for the fun tie Matt. Oh by the way if you put some orange in the middle of that pattern it looks like a pregnant scud. Sometimes that makes a difference as well. Have a great week. Warmest regards my friend.
Exactly right Mark! I did one last year with the orange in the middle - it was a gammarus which is pretty much the same as a freshwater scud. th-cam.com/video/GMQRIebCPk4/w-d-xo.html
That is one cool tie Matt! I like how you used mono line to make this pattern. Hey Matt, a few weeks ago I sent you an email about a tieing vise, after some research, and finding several of your vise reviews, I went with a Regal medallion c-clamp vise. I got it in the mail a few days ago, tried it out, and I absolutely love it. Just what I needed. My final decision about the vise came after watching your review. Thanks a lot Matt, this vise will probably out live me. Absolutely love it. Thanks for all you do. 👍👍
Thanks Jim! I appreciate the note my friend. And sorry I haven't been to responsive on that email account lately. I'm about 50 emails behind and just haven't made the time to sit down and answer them all. It's about all I can do to respond to the comments here. But I do appreciate you watching. Have a great weekend!
Another great video! Thanks Matt.
Thanks Garrett! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Thanks for another great tying video 👍
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Another Great video Matt Thank's for sharing.
You bet Mike! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Wow Matt, you could've been in ZZ Top's "Sharp dressed man", or maybe "Sharp fly dresser" 👍Nicely done nymph. Remember years ago Fly Tyer featured all those Czech nymphs tied by the competition fly fishing anglers like George Daniel and Lance Eagan? I loved Daniel's "Cat Nymph" tied with micro polar chenille for the body. BobMarriottsFlyFish channel has a 10 year old video of Daniel tying it. It's a little different procedure than Craven's. I like the looks of this style more than the probably more efficient perdigon style. Thanks Matt, great video. 😎🎸
Thanks Joe! Great comment again. Speaking of micro polar chenille, I got some furry foam in my last order. I tried coming up with a hopper that it would look good on, but it ended up looking like a regular hopper, but with a micro chenille body. Have you ever used this stuff? It's pretty cool looking, but I think a lot of people use it for crab patterns. I'm not sure how much utility it'll have for trout flies. www.jsflyfishing.com/products/furry-foam
@Savage Flies clouser crayfish. I used chenille for the shell, didn't have any f foam. Never had the stuff in hand, all I've heard that it's not a floating foam(?) and you can split it(?) That's all that I sorta know 😉
@@SavageFlies I forgot I bought some felted wool sheets to cut into strips and wrap for nymph bodies. Cool idea but never followed through I may have bought it to use as a crayfish carapace, but I've bought tons of stuff at craft and dollar stores, that sadly are now $1.25 storesor closing their doors all together
Hmmm... I just assumed it would float okay but now that I take a closer look, I'll bet it doesn't float well, if at all. That's probably why it would work for crab patterns.
@Savage Flies yeah, they also use those stick on felt disks that you put on chair and table legs to protect floors. I have some of those too... probably never will tie a 🦀 pattern, but you never know.
Gotta admit I don’t tie many scud/nymphs. Will be tying more now. Thx Matt!
Go for it Clyde! I hear they're great panfish flies too. :-)
Looks amazing Matt always enjoy your videos.
Thanks Mitch! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Good morning Matt. ☕️time. The dress standard you are setting for fly tying…..looking pretty sharp. I have been tying my scuds with clear thin skin or scud back material. I like that mottled color that you are using. Going to look for some and try it out. Need more ☕️. Take care and have a great week.
Appreciate it John! Make sure to watch until the end of Friday's video. I explain a little why I've upped my wardrobe game recently. :-) Have a great weekend my friend!
Gidday Matt. Great job. Thanks.
Thanks Ken! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Nice scud pattern. A nice fly for spring creek as well as ponds in the South for panfish. Craven is notable for designing durable, not necessarily simple, flies with an eye toward what makes a fish select a fly to eat. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks Ed! I can definitely see this working in spring creeks, or up toward the dams in our tailwaters. I hear a lot of scuds get washed out of the reservoirs and there will be a higher concentration just downstream of the dam outlet. I haven't learned that from experience, but I've read it. :-)
Charlie Craven is another youtuber I subscribe to. I don't have the right thin skin for this, but I might try one with what I have anyway, just to get the techniques down. Another great video.
Thank you my friend! I say go for it with what you've got. I'm sure you'll get a fishable fly out of it. :-)
Nice job Mat! As alway thank your for the video
Thanks David! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
I really look forward to your video
Pretty neat fly
Thanks Jeff!
@@SavageFlies you’re welcome
I've tied a few scuds similar this lately, but I haven't gotten them wet yet. I hope to try them out this year.
Awesome to hear! Good luck with them. :-)
Great instructions Matt! Man your fishing clothes are getting really stylish! 😂 No really you’re dressing up nice in the videos. 👍👍 Have a great one my friend. 🎣 PS. Still working through the old fishing manuals. So interesting! 👍👌
Awesome to hear Charlie! And thanks for noticing my new dress code. :-) I talk about it a little in Friday's video too.
Great fly Matt
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Nice fly Matt .
Thanks James! I always appreciate you watching my friend. :-)
Hi Matt, would Swiss straw work as a replacement for thin skin? Cheers
I'm not sure it would come out the same Neil. It would give you the flat shape, but probably wouldn't be as shiny which gives the bug a little bit of a reflection, like the real ones would have. You could probably use Swiss straw, and then put a light coat of UV resin on it and see how that turns out.
There are many colors of the product Thin Skin. "Fly Specks" is one of them and that is what you used for the shell back.
That is a good looking fly that could pass as either a scud or caddis. Also, you created a very nice dubbing mix. Two suggestions: try cutting a “V” or blunt “V” in the Thin Skin before removing the backing. It makes the tie-in much easier to control. Also, starting the ostrich herl a bit further behind the hook eye, wrap back & then forwards over it, stopping short of the eye to avoid having herl fibers to clean up after whip finishing.
Sartorial splendor: If you continue more formal dress for videos, you really need to get some neckties with the Savage Flies logo. You also need to either keep a hand vac or shop vac next to your tying table for cleaning up your attire after each session. If you don’t, people at work will complain that you are shedding hair & feathers all over the office. ;-)
Great tips Bob! I did see one set of instructions that mentioned cutting it to a point before tying in. I should have probably done that. Now speaking of my newfound sartorial style, I was at my tailors the other day, wearing one of my many bow ties, and he mentioned that he could take any necktie I have and turn it into a bow tie for me. So I'm sure he could make one from scratch if I had the material. But where could I have some material made with a tiny Savage Flies logo on it? Hmmm... I might have to research that. It would be a cool tie to have. :-)
Bow ties? Please no. Traditional knot, Windsor knot? Okay, but not bow ties? Ed. Note: The respondent has strong negative response due to childhood experiences with bow ties.
Great tie Matt! I’m in the west and still pretty glued to tail waters until the mountains thaw out. This fly seems pretty perfect!
Quick question, what fly tying forums do you visit most often? Thanks!
Matt, will you be at the Maryland fly fishing show in Towson on March 18?
I'm not sure Brian... I'll have to check and see what I've got going on that weekend. If I'm going to be around I'll definitely try to make it up. I'll mention it in a video soon if I can make it. :-)
Love tying scuds but haven’t caught a fish on one yet.
I'm right there with you Sally! I've only caught a few trout on scuds in my fishing life. Now I have caught a few panfish with them. :-)
The stock music in the background makes this hard to listen to.
Thanks for the feedback. I've gone back and forth debating music or no music. And done a fair amount of A/B testing and the general result has been that more people prefer the music than not. But I do admit it can be distracting at times, and sometimes I pick the wrong song, or don't have the sound level adjusted right. But I do my best.
@@SavageFlies Suprising result from the A/B testing, interesting. Maybe make music track less repetitive? Very nice flies!
Good point. I do try to use their longer tracks so it won't have to repeat too many times. But I haven't really tried different tracks in the same video. I'll have to give that a shot!