Favorite Scud Pattern?

Mind sharing your favorite scud pattern for slow moving shallow river 4'-9'
use?

I have my books, but I suspect there is a 'special' guide pattern out there
that is a killer color, material, or colored bead or something spectacular?

Thanks in advance, Chris

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:18:57 -0800, "Padishar Creel"
wrote:

Mind sharing your favorite scud pattern for slow moving shallow river 4'-9'
use?

I have my books, but I suspect there is a 'special' guide pattern out there
that is a killer color, material, or colored bead or something spectacular?

Thanks in advance, Chris

No secret here. Olive or gray Hare's Ear Plus (Antron/Hare's Ear)
wrapped over a #12-#16 scud or wet fly hook. A few wraps of lead wire
for weight under that and a shellback of poly bag material ribbed with
either extra fine copper wire or brown tying thread pulled over the
top. I also tie a pink version with ribbing of flourescent pink tying
thread. I use a piece of velcro to fuzz up the body.

Pretty standard pattern, I'm afraid.

g.c.

Best producing scud on the Northfork & White Rivers is the same pattern
George mentions below, but a little to the gray and without the shellback -
no sparkle. Trim fur on top kind of close and leave the bottom the length of
the gape. Ugly is Good.
Guy

"George Cleveland" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:18:57 -0800, "Padishar Creel"
wrote:

Mind sharing your favorite scud pattern for slow moving shallow river
4'-9'
use?

I have my books, but I suspect there is a 'special' guide pattern out
there
that is a killer color, material, or colored bead or something
spectacular?

Thanks in advance, Chris

No secret here. Olive or gray Hare's Ear Plus (Antron/Hare's Ear)
wrapped over a #12-#16 scud or wet fly hook. A few wraps of lead wire
for weight under that and a shellback of poly bag material ribbed with
either extra fine copper wire or brown tying thread pulled over the
top. I also tie a pink version with ribbing of flourescent pink tying
thread. I use a piece of velcro to fuzz up the body.

Pretty standard pattern, I'm afraid.

g.c.

"Guy Thornberg" wrote in message
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Best producing scud on the Northfork & White Rivers is the same pattern
George mentions below, but a little to the gray and without the
shellback -
no sparkle. Trim fur on top kind of close and leave the bottom the length
of
the gape. Ugly is Good.
Guy
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Guy, I can tie Ugly better than most! Most of my fllies are damn ugly...

chris

Oops Chris,
I said Padishar in the "Ugly Fly" post.
Sorry.
Sounds like our tying styles are related. That's ugly.
Ugly is good.
Guy

"Padishar Creel" wrote in message
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"Guy Thornberg" wrote in message
news
Best producing scud on the Northfork & White Rivers is the same pattern
George mentions below, but a little to the gray and without the
shellback -
no sparkle. Trim fur on top kind of close and leave the bottom the
length
of
the gape. Ugly is Good.
Guy
-------------
Guy, I can tie Ugly better than most! Most of my fllies are damn ugly...

chris

"Padishar Creel" wrote in message
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Mind sharing your favorite scud pattern for slow moving shallow river
4'-9'
use?


I don't have a *favorite*, only tie and use one generic pattern. However one
of the most recent fly rod and reel issues, or maybe it was fly fisherman,
had a rather good article on scuds and scud imitation. If you can't find a
copy, email me a fax number and I'll get you a copy.

Padishar Creel wrote:
Mind sharing your favorite scud pattern for slow moving shallow river 4'-9'
use?

I have my books, but I suspect there is a 'special' guide pattern out there
that is a killer color, material, or colored bead or something spectacular?

Thanks in advance, Chris


Here's a recipe for you. Even has a picture.

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/cn...vid.htm#flyhcs

but I tend to use scuds mostly in lakes.

Tim Lysyk

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005, Padishar Creel wrote:

Mind sharing your favorite scud pattern for slow moving shallow river 4'-9'
use?

I haven't fished enough scuds to know but my favorite is the Oliver
Edwards' version found in his book Fly Tyers Master Class.

Mu

Hey Mu,

if you wouldn't mind....e-mail me

remove invalid....

john
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005, Padishar Creel wrote:

Mind sharing your favorite scud pattern for slow moving shallow river
4'-9'
use?

I haven't fished enough scuds to know but my favorite is the Oliver
Edwards' version found in his book Fly Tyers Master Class.

Mu

"Padishar Creel" wrote in
:

Mind sharing your favorite scud pattern for slow moving shallow river
4'-9' use?

I have my books, but I suspect there is a 'special' guide pattern out
there that is a killer color, material, or colored bead or something
spectacular?

Thanks in advance, Chris



Caledonia scud. Search at www.theflybench.org

Scott