FLY TYING: BRIAN'S SIMPLE SCUD

Brian Chan ties a simple Scud (Freshwater Shrimp) pattern and talks about the best time to fish Scuds and why they are such an important food item for Trout and other fish species.

[@debpaskall]

Thanks Brian, great info and pattern

[@netrich143]

[@user-kf3tp7td2h]

Standard matelial,and more beauty-color, it,s very nice!

[@SFOTF]

Thank you

[@lorenirving8230]

Having a tough time finding beads in a brass color...copper do it? thanks

[@TheGibbons334]

Nice Brian, do you see them in Alberta lakes much? I have seen in places like twin valley reservoir as well as crawling and Newell where it's all pike and walleye but not so much in the trout lakes. Am I just missing seeing them?

[@SFOTF]

Lots of shrimp in Alberta trout and walleye lakes. And yes walleye love scuds and probably juvenile pike.

[@shannonyork5300]

Brian, thank you for this simple, but great-looking pattern. Generally, do you prefer Brass beads rather than Tungsten beads for your Scuds?

[@SFOTF]

Generally Brass Beads so the fly doesn’t invert but lately we’ve found that it doesn’t matter if the fly is upside down or not.

[@shannonyork5300]

@@SFOTF OK, thanks. The fish don't care!!