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How Do You Fish Scuds Fly Fishing?

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What does a Scud imitate? olive scud patterns—especially in larger sizes—imitate larger food organisms such as caddis larvae and crane fly larvae , and are effective in larger sizes (8–10) during the spring, when the flows rise dramatically and many of the larger food organisms become available to the trout in huge numbers. What is … Read more

What Is A BWO Nymph?

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Baetis mayflies are known to fishermen as Blue-winged Olives or simply Olives They are first Ephemeropterans to hatch each season, emerging from late February into April. Another group emerges with Sulphurs and Green Drakes in late May. What color is a bwo nymph ? BWO nymphs have slender, tapered bodies which some fly fishers describe … Read more