SCUDS

[Jeremi414]

Well this post has most definitely gotten of subject. Never asked WHAT they eat. Only the size of the scuds

[Jeremi414]

I don’t have issues with using my favorite imitative patterns. Mostly midges. Just like to give myself so sort of challenge sometimes. And keep things interesting.

Catch a fish on _____ type of fly.

Catch fish on size #20 and smaller.

Test out new patterns.
 

Thanks for input on scuds

[dpitt]

It's been a couple 3 years, but fished the run down down from the bridge next to the fish runs and had good luck. this exact pattern and color, but size 16, picture is a size 12. 

 

    

[tjm]

45 minutes ago, Jeremi414 said:

 the size of the scuds

1/16" to 1/2", they start out small and grow up.

[tjm]

fwiw, that burlap bug in the earlier post was my scud imitation, best in size #16

[jdmidwest]

54 minutes ago, Jeremi414 said:

Well this post has most definitely gotten of subject. Never asked WHAT they eat. Only the size of the scuds

Never got off topic, you were just assuming they only eat scuds and seem to target them based on that.  Wrench started it.

Trout park trout are conditioned to eat pellets, about size 12 to 14.  Anything that resembles them will elicit a strike out of competitive reflex. If your reflexes are precise, it will result in a hookup.  They have become found of orange or yellow pills, either yarn or cheese, or power bait because of egg ingrained feeding in genes.  White jigs have became a staple from the parts floating by from trout cleaning in the stream or decaying parts floating by.

Not many survive to the point to feed like a native.  They have been fed little brownish pellet all of their lives in the concrete ponds where they were created.  Match the hatch.

[Jeremi414]

I “assumed “ that’s all they ate?? Well I wouldn’t catch many fish then would I? As mentioned, I do very well fishing other patterns. Like the hare and copper or midges I mentioned. 

[laker67]

You could always start with the scud and transition into the midge. That's what I call my scudge pattern. By the time they have eaten all of  the fuzz off the back end, you end up with thread and a little puff of fuzz on the front end.

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19 hours ago, Jeremi414 said:

A simple #14 natural hares ear and gold rib bead head “no tail” is TNT

Pellet fly😁 

15 hours ago, dpitt said:

this exact pattern and color, but size 16, picture is a size 12. 

Pellet fly😁

14 hours ago, tjm said:

fwiw, that burlap bug in the earlier post was my scud imitation, best in size #16

Pellet fly😁

15 hours ago, Jeremi414 said:

Well this post has most definitely gotten of subject. Never asked WHAT they eat. Only the size of the scuds

Shocker!!!  That's the first time it's happened here...😂

[Gavin]

You ASKED for advice, then you want to argue....I'm done...Pellets flies and glo balls are da bomb. Make it harder for yourself by matching an imaginary hatch if you want too. Moving on!