Comments on: The T.hread H.eaded S.cud

By: winonaflyfactory

winonaflyfactory — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:53:19 +0000

Ian, thanks for the kind words. I used Scud back 1/8in wide in Olive,Clear, and Light Grey for the flies in this run of scuds. I expect they will do well. Take care.

By: Ian Scott

Ian Scott — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:41:50 +0000

Nice flies! In the past few years, due to taking a “wee man” (my now 7 year old son) along fly fishing with me, I’ve been doing quite a bit of stillwater fly fishing and have become fascinated with chironomids and now also scuds.

I like the orange hotspot as well – there is good scientific evidence for this as well: There is a parasite that wants to live in trout – so it infects a scud, making an orange spot in the scud. The fish like this, eat the scud, and the parasite is happy.

What material did you use for the back?

By: winonaflyfactory

winonaflyfactory — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:50:12 +0000

Agreed Wendy.

By: Wendy Berrell

Wendy Berrell — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:30:07 +0000

Arguably the best SE MN trout fly that a guy can tie on the end of a tippet: scud.

Sweet flies here.

By: the roughfisher

the roughfisher — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:24:43 +0000

those are solid J. I may need to head down your way during the winter season for an outing and a fly swap.

By: winonaflyfactory

winonaflyfactory — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:32:25 +0000

Thanks guys, the continuing evolution of a fly tyer. Who knows where I’ll end up. I am expecting the orange head to turn a few trout, we shall see in a few weeks.

By: Bart

Bart — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:28:14 +0000

I think you have some keepers there for show. Sometimes simple plain Jane patterns are the best. Nice work!

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:52:23 +0000

That’s a tasty looking plate of flies– I imagine those will be great standards to have in the fly box. I really like the orange hotspot thread-head in the second pic. It wouldn’t surprise me if these work as scuds and caddis

cheers

–bj