Scudbug
Hook: Tiemco 2457, 2xs Scud hook
Size: 16-18
Bead: 2 mm
Thread: 8/0 Pink
Tail: Antron, pink
Body: Mylar, silver
Rib: Fine wire, red
Thorax: Krystal dubbing, pink
Notes: Stu Kirkpatrick and Dan Gard, two friends of mine, came up with this fly. It's another one of those flies that shouldn't work but does. My best guess is that its partly seen as a scud and partly just flashy.
This fly pattern is excerpted from Fly Fishing Montana's Missouri River.