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Do Oregon lakes contain scuds? West side? East side? Cascade lakes?
Scuds in Oregon lakes
brandon4455
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im pretty sure there are a few lakes ine astern oregon that contain scuds..wallowa i believe? somebody correct me if i'm wrong, not a lake expert :lol:
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brandon4455 said:
I do believe you are thinking of the mysis(sp) shrimp brandon. as for scuds im not sure the answer to that
brandon4455
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the_intimidator03 said:
see i knew i was wrong... :lol: thanks for correcting me
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JHawk said:
Scuds are in the vast majority of Oregon lakes & reservoirs. Higher populations in the eastern desert lakes and lower populations heading west. There are two primary families of scuds in the western states and the only difference that matters to the fisherman is the size. By far and away the smaller size is most wide spread and really the only size an Oregon fly flinger needs to be concerned with imitating. A pattern about 3/16"-3/8" and tied light to medium olive is all ya need.
You often hear anglers talk of "shrimp" in a particular lake but what they are actually referring to is scuds.
Scuds, like leeches and snails are always available to the fish year around and are the primary reason lakes from central to eastern Oregon grow the largest fish in the shortest amount of time. Scuds are a crustacean and contain carotene which is what gives trout flesh a bright orange color.
Scud patterns are very effective fished below the indicator (bobber) in mild chop.
Randy
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troutdude
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Wow Randy, that was great! You should write a book...seriously!
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GDBrown
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Where is the water column do you fish them? I've seen Brian Chan fish them on the TV shows but I can't remember how deep he was fishing them.
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PS: The article is worth reading....!
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the article i posted talks about them being in less than 12 feet of water.
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GDBrown said:
Gene, I often fish a scud just above the bottom, or over weed beds and a chironomid 18" above the scud. It is my opinion that fish are not smart enough to know where a food organism is, or isn't suppose to be located. If they see it, it looks like something alive, and it will fit in their mouth, they will eat it if they are actively feeding.
Just my opinion and how I look at stillwater trout fishing, I expect others will have their own opinions.
Randy
