On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

The Scud pattern is one of the basic food groups for trout of the Bighorn River and other tailwater fisheries. Grayish-olive in its natural state, the Scud pattern represents the fresh water shrimp.

Fly angling choices for this month can be varied, but one fly that should get the job done is the scud, a crustacean that is readily found in spring creeks and lime-influenced streams. Scuds are ...

The scud is one of the most popular and effective artificials the fly fisher has at his or her disposal. The Bighorn River angler probably uses this pattern more than any other in various shades and ...