Photo: Custom illustration. Naturalist Study - Plate No. XII.
Fly pattern

Scud / Shrimp Pattern (UV Pregnant Shrimp)

Imitates the year-round scud/shrimp that grow big trout in calcium-rich lakes. The UV body and orange egg-sac mimic a gravid scud — fish it shallow, tight to weed.

Key points

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Imitates: scuds and shrimp fly technique articles 2026 06.
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Fish it: shallow, tight to reed beds, under an indicator — or stripped quickly on an intermediate line fly technique articles 2026 06.

Imitates

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scuds and shrimp.

Related

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hares ear nymph — also passes for a scud.
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chironomid under indicator — pairs with the indicator approach.

Sources

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Fly & technique articles — pattern, presentation.
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