Scud ?

[ksflyfisherman 0]

New to fly tying. What's the best material to use

for scud patterns?

[JSzymczyk 0]

do a search in the pattern database, you'll get a lot of info.

 

scuds should be very simple--- SCUD hook, dubbing body of whatever kind you like, perhaps a scud-back "shell", and a rib of fine wire or thread.

[Mr. Vegas 0]

I have been using a scud dubbing by wapsi and I really love the colors

 

[ksflyfisherman 0]

What type of Antron. The kind I recently bought was a superfine dry fly dubbing. I didn't realize it until I opend it. Would this work. Would pure sink work to make it sink.

[gaeronf 0]

Dry Fly dubbing won't give you the "buggy" (as some call it) look that is desired.

[Mr. Vegas 0]

I have also used darlon or zlon with bead body scuds

[ksflyfisherman 0]

I see what your saying it's alot finer and softer. Better get the Antron

[Johny Utah 0]

I tie my scuds with hare ears dubbing. I use mylar for the shell back and copper wire for rib and to tie it with. Its called a houglouse. It works great!

[mihai.k 0]

scud hook #14 partridge feather for legs, copper wire for rib, dubbing for body- rabbit fur grey works great at grayling and trout

[Mr. Vegas 0]

thats a good idea

[flyderaght 0]

for the back I have used the plastic from the bags cpu parts come in. nice shine to them. a friend in british columbia ties them in a gold colour and boy do they catch fish. I had heard of them and still cannot figure out how they catch trout.

marc

[Steve P 0]

They catch fish because they look similar to a small crustacean that is found all over the country in waters both moving and still, it can be a very effective patterns to use at times, I really like the sow-scud dubbing that Mr Vegas showed us. I like to tie them in the light grey with an orange hot spot in the middle or as the head.... mostly I do not use a back, I just brush them out to get the legs and then burn the back smooth with a lighter, just as effective and I can tie a couple dozen or more in a less than an hour,

[Johny Utah 0]

Good idea indeed. I will give it a go! Thanks.

[Steve P 0]

Here is the youtube vid from Matt (owner of the fly shop I love the most) tying a scud and burning the back... honestly it's the only scud in my box. No rib no back no problem..... and effective as any other I have ever fished.

 

 

Steve

[xXFLYFISHXx 0]

Here is what I use and I have got 5 browns and 6 whitefish in one day with it. :headbang: (thats why the head is about to start unwraping)