Mini Meat Sculpin instructions

GET IN MY BELLY!!!!!!!

Here is a new little sculpin pattern that I have been tying called the Mini Meat Sculpin.  This fly is a very easy tie and be tied in bulk quickly.  It's derived from the Meat Helmet Sculpin that Rich Strolis created, shown below.

The Mini Meat comes in at a mere 3 inches, which is about is small as I will fish when it comes to streamer fishing.  I tie them in olive and brown currently.

Mini Meat Sculpin

Hook: Daiichi 1750 #4 or similar
Tail: Finn Raccoon
Body: CCT body fur - Tan
Fins: Finn Raccoon
Underbody: Red Senyo Laser Yarn
Head: Fish Skull Sculpin Helmet

1.  Tie in your raccoon tail about the length of your hook, maybe a touch longer.

2.  Tie in the CCT Body fur and palmer it up to about 1/4" from the eye of the hook.

3.  Trim the body into a tapered look, at the back I leave a little un-cut to smoothly transition into the tail.  The bottom of the fly can be cut un tapered and straight across the length of the hook.

Bottom view

4.  Tie in some pectoral fins from some more raccoon, the fins should extend out and when pulled back should extend to the start of the CCT fur.

5. Add some red laser yarn to the bottom of the body to give an injured look.

6. Put some zap a gap on the front of the hook and put on a Sculpin Helmet, so the hook is inverted.  Add some eyes to the helmet.  Then color the fly with a permanent marker.  I also add another color to have a mottled effect.  If its brown I add a touch of black.  If its olive I add a touch of brown.