Top 5 Flies for the Current River

[Sam Potter]

Arkamo,

We do indeed have the little green worms. At times these little guys are very bright green. I keep mine very small, about a size 18-20 and no bigger than 16. I have found them from a very dark green to, as I said, a very bright green. The little web builders are found mostly in crevices and in holes of rocks. My good friend Al Agnew, mentioned scuds and he is 100% correct, they are found in virtually every cold water stream we have. Tied on a "scud" hook they can be taken for a scud or one of our little green caddis worms. If you fish in the Ozarks, you should always carry some scuds in various colors and sizes. They don't take up that much room in a vest and they can be very effective, especially when trout are being picky eaters. We have them from a tiny #20 to some much larger. The guys that fish Taneycomo use them up to a size 10.