
Fox's Mudbug





How To Tie Fox's
Arkansas Scud



Brown Trout Fingerling
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus trutta
Maximum Size: 44-inches
Shape: Streamlined
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #1/0 - #14
Thread: Olive Dun 8/0 Uni-thread
Tail: Black Hills Gold Hanked Lite-Brite color
an Olive Prismacolor Pen tail
Tail Fin: Olive Prismacolor Pen
Body: Gold Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Gold Spirit River, Real Eye with
Priz Gold 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Black Hills Gold Hanked Lite-Brite with Brite Yellow Hanked
Lite-Brite under
Upper Side: Black Hills Gold Hanked Lite-Brite
Snout Color or Change Thread: Dark Brown 8/0 Uni-Thread
Belly or Stomach: Brite Yellow Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Shimmering Chartreuse Hanked Lite-Brite with Dark Olive Hanked
Lite-Brite over
Head Color: Dark Olive
Cheek & Chin Color: Brite Yellow
Pectoral Fins: Light Olive Prismacolor Pen
Anal Fin: Light Olive Prismacolor Pen
Pelvic Fin: Light Olive Prismacolor Pen
Dorsal Fin: Olive Prismacolor Pen
Colored Markers: Light Olive Prismacolor Pen for all fins: Black Prismacolor Pen
for dark spots on the Dorsum, Upper sides, Lower sides, and Tail Portion and for
Par marking on the Upper and Lower sides and Tail portion.
Tying Notes: None
Distribution: There is no native range for the Brown Trout in North America.
Since the stocking of this specie throughout North America, there are several
breeding populations.
Habitat: Cold, clear streams and rivers with gravel bottoms
Spawning Period: Fall and early Winter
Spawning Habitat: A nest builder in gravel bottoms with swift, well oxygenated
water.
Important Notes: Brown Trout are more tolerant of both pollution and turbidity
than other trout.
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