Scud flies

Fresh- and saltwater "shrimps" - gammarus, crustaceans, amphipods

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Stitch-Up Shrimp May 7. 2022 Scud This scud pattern uses a simple sewing technique to add the legs that are a common trait for these widespread crustaceans, which are high in the fish menu in both fresh- and saltwater See how to tie it here	The Copper Bully Mar 15. 2009 Gammarus No sea trout box should be without a small Gammerus imitation, and the Copper Bully is one of the most efficient and easily tied ones. Consisting of very few materials in this version, it hardly gets any easier. It can also be a scud or a cress bug in a tight spot. Follow the tying steps here.
Hare's Ear Bug Mar 15. 2009 Bugger Fished actively over sea weed and its likely to be mistaken for a gammarus. Same thing in a lake. Dead drifted or fished using a lift in a stream, it looks like a tumbling scud or cress bug or even a hatching caddis. What the fish think, I don't know, but it's a fact that they find it edible. The simplest fly here	OEDDS Jan 13. 2006 Edwards How many of your flies work both in salt and fresh water? How many of these actually look like something real? The Deep Diving Shrimp is such a fly. Oliver Edward's allround Gammarus imitation works equally well everywhere you find this very widespread animal. Let Kasper Mühlbach teach you to tie it.

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Video Sowbug/Scud Dec 30. 2022 Materials Used;	Video Copper Bully - Kobberbassen - Variant Oct 2. 2022 Probably one of the best flies out there ... Even though this fly looks very small and not very shiny and lifelike, it’s a good fly.	Article Stitch-Up Shrimp May 7. 2022 Scud This scud pattern uses a simple sewing technique to add the legs that are a common trait for these widespread crustaceans, which are high in the fish menu in both fresh- and saltwater See how to tie it here
Video Silky Scud Apr 8. 2022 Alternative to a dubbed Scud or Gammarus pattern, which could also cover small freshwater shrimp. Colour the body to your choice. Sizes 12-16.	Video Jig Head Shrimp (Gammarus) Jan 12. 2022 Materials Used;	Video Pink Gammarus Nov 9. 2021 Another great Pattern, works really well all year round.
Video Floating Gamma Jun 24. 2021 Gammarus or scuds are proberbly one of the most important prey for trout and graylings, so allways have some in the box.	Video Burnt Flame Scud Apr 28. 2021 Scud in both saltwater and freshwater is an important pattern to have in the box. It is a rich food-source, and the flyfisher and tyer knows it often can do the trick.	Video Walt's Worm Mar 23. 2021 Walt Young's hares ear pattern, that is one of the simplest but most popular competition jigs. Although an easy tie, there are a few nice techniques in this pattern that are worth learning.
Video White & Blue Scud Mar 13. 2021 UV-resin has become super-popular and can really create some amazing flies - and espicially flies like this White & Blue Scud looks like a million. In this video we have had mr.	Video Pearl Scudback Mar 6. 2021 Scuds are common in rivers and a much loved food by fish. Year-round fly tied on hooks 10 - 18.	Video Spiral Shrimp Feb 20. 2021 A great looking shrimp that looks complicated but is really easy. With lots of internal structure, just like a natural shrimp, this one looks complicated to tie. It’s not.
Video Frank Sawyer's Killer Bug Dec 10. 2020 Tying Frank Sawyer's Killer Bug with Davie McPhail	Video Glowing Gammarus Nov 30. 2020 Tying a great shrimp/scud pattern for autumn and winter.. A simple but very effective pattern tied using a Get-Slotted jig off glass bead, dubbing and a strip of organza ribbon.	Video Winter Gammarus Nov 23. 2020 In this tutorial, we tie a simple easy to tie, Pro Gammarus fly or Scud for use in the cold period of the year.

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