Suggestive and Simple | SLF (Scud Like Fly)

SLF (Scud Like Fly)

Hook: Daiichi 1560, #10-#14
Thread: 8/0 or 70 Denier, Olive
Tail: CDC, Olive
Body: Brill, 5MM, U.V. Olive
Hackle: CDC, Olive, Whiting Brahma Hen, Olive

My SLF or Scud Like Fly is a suggestive pattern intended to represent a swimming scud. Its scruffy, buggy look also appeals to a trout's natural predatory nature. Suggestive flies such as my SLF are excellent flies to try early and late in the day, early spring and late fall, and any time there is little to no hatch to focus the trout's attention. I also like to use suggestive patterns when prospecting a new lake or perhaps a familiar lake to get a measure of what the trout might be feeding upon through the careful use of a throat pump. Scuds are a key stillwater food source and trout seldom pass up on the chance to eat one or flies that suggest them.

A choppy hand twist or 2-3 inch erratic strip pause retrieve coupled with a hover, clear intermediate, or type III full sinking lines is my preferred presentation method.

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[birdog]

That's a great Pattern Phil, I use different colors variations, works well on a slow retrieve trolling behind pontoon.

[joeduca]

Awesome pattern and instruction Phil. I may be wrong but I'd call that a simplified new age dabbler, I love it! Thanks Phil.

[mohameddocrat]

Beautiful fly Phil. Looks like it would have great motion in the water with the CDC. Thanks, Mohamed

[charlesloftis]

Another sage pattern that could imitate so many different things. Great stuff, Phil! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[edboutdoors]

Amazing fly Phil definitally gonna tie a few for my box thanks so much for the tutorial keep up the amazing work👌👌

[johnshand]

Love that CDC and this looks like a catcher. I Will whip up a few for my upcoming trip to the Waioeka River down-under in NZ. Thanks and happy new year.

[justinmcquaide]

Brilliant looking fly definitely will have to try this out .

[debpaskall]

Nice fly Phil. My biggest fish this year was on my olive buggy soft hackle. It's a fly I'll turn to first if nothing else is going on or to sesrch. The Brill and CDC look brilliant together.

[lylehodge]

Good fly this will imitate quite a few. Should be very effective

[davehall]

Good looking fly Philip
Thanks for the video
Happy New Year

[barneyewing]

Some flies you look at and just know they'll catch fish. This is one of them.

[garynewman]

Trying this at East Lake as soon as accessible!

[edgarfack]

Love the tie, can you do a episode on ice fishing? Thanks

[williamt]

Phil, a month or two ago I watched a video I received via E-mail with you and Jordan(?) talking about how to fish Stillwaters and you were discussing the various "zones" of lakes.
I thought I saved it for future reference but looks like I didn't. Is that video still available?
William

[waynejansen]

happy new year Phil.
I like this fly.
Do you think tying this on a scud hook may also work, maybe a bit more representative of their swimming motion?
Just a thought????
Definitely going to tie a few for spring... thanks for posting

[williamt]

Ah, another fly to add to the let's tie that in 2021. Good looking pattern.
Phil, any suggestions where I can find large Peacock olive chenille. Went to tie some Guinea Dragons today and no chenille in my myriad of materials. Went online and that search was fruitless.
That pattern proved highly effective last year.