Fly Spotlight

Olive Scud

http://www.dsflyfishing.com/fly-tying/olive-sparkle-scud.html

Scuds are all over the rivers in our area and lately the fish have been seriously chowing down on them. The best time to fish scuds has been right before and right after the Blue Wing Olive hatch. But on rivers like fishing creek where the fish haven't really keyed up to adult insects yet, the scud pattern will work all day. I don't know what it is but I have seen more scuds this year than I ever have before. So tie up a bunch of these little guys, throw it with a sucker spawn dropped off the bend and go fishing!


HOOK:TMC 2457 # 8-16
WEIGHT: Lead matched to hook
THREAD: Olive
ANTENNAE: Partridge
TAIL: Partridge
BODY: Olive and Chartreuse Antron dubbing
BACK: Scud back olive, sized to hook 1/8" is what I usually use.
RIB: Copper wire