In this video, Simon ties an effective scud pattern or spring creeks, high lakes, and tailwaters. Scuds are aquatic crustaceans that, when present, make up a massive portion of a trout’s diet. Scuds can only thrive in nutrient rich waters, so they are often found alongside a wide variety of other insects in a productive body of water. They generally cannot live in the quick flowing freestone streams of the high gradient mountains of the West. They are likely present in those systems, but not where the large trout are. They are isolated in the slower headwater sections near cold seeps and springs with aquatic vegetation. This pattern utilizes a brand new material from our friends at Montana Fly Co: UV Spicy Squirrel Dubbing. The dubbing brushes out well and really is the only material you need to tie a fantastic scud. Simon likes to fish these on slow sinking lines, or in spring creeks under an indicator doing a tiny erratic “Scud” strip when the indicator approaches structure holding trout. This presents the scud broadside to the fish and swings it darting past their face. If you put in time on high lakes, or spring creeks, tie some up!
Hook- Ahrex Super Dry FW524: Size 12
Thread- Fulling Mill Black Pro Flat Thread: 70 D
Body- Montana Fly Company UV Spicy Squirrel Dubbing: Dark/Natural Purple, Uni Silver Soft Wire: Medium
Shell- Solarez Medium UV Resin
UV Torch- Loon Plasma Light
Bobbin- Smhaen Tension Bobbin
Vise- Renzetti Master & Deluxe Streamer Base
