Nymph
Shrimp/Scud
Year-round Gammarus staple
Trout · GraylingSubsurface
Curved weighted scud imitation of the Gammarus shrimp — a year-round subsurface staple in weedy alkaline water.
Fish this when
Any month on weedy alkaline rivers and stillwaters, worked slow and low through beds of ranunculus or elodea where naturals live in numbers.
Why it works
The curved shank and translucent dubbing reproduce the scud's hunched swimming posture, a shape trout key on because it's present and vulnerable in the weed all year, hatch or no hatch.
Naturals it imitates
freshwater shrimp / scud (Gammarus)
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Beginner-friendly