Box O'Scuds

[DonO1]

Ready for fishing the North PlatteBox O-Scuds.jpg

[Fly Tyer]

Those look great. I have never had any luck fishing a scud before. I find it hard to get a decent looking profile on those babies too. Yours look great.

[melk]

Inspiring, as soon as I get the new space ready......
Mike

[DonO1]

When I've examined the stomach contents of trout (ones I've eaten), I note that the scuds have turned white. The dead ones in the river are rusty, tan, or pale off-color turning white (netted). So I plan to so a series of white and off-white scuds. I also need to get a dead white scud to see if it has UV properites, then if they do, tie some with white UV materials.

Fshing scuds is river and location specific. Here, the deeper the better, drifting just along the bottom. So what we normally do is fish a 'chum line', a weighted nymph 1st, then trailing a scud second 18" behind, then another small nymph 18" behind that. Using a strike indicator is a must because there is too mych debris in the river (snags) to drag a dead drift along the bottom.

[DonO1]

Fly Tyer,
I have lots of extra scuds. If you want some to try, just let me know.

[DonO1]

I gave most of these away to friends and at the shows, but I also tie a version of transparent scuds. They work, but not any better than other scuds.Juice scud 1-400.jpgJuice scud 2-400.jpgJuice scud 3 -400.jpgJuice scud 3 Blk-lt- 400.jpgjuice scud 4- 400 blk-lt.jpgThere's one or two in the box.