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What exactly is a scud?

Hi, in fly fishing, there is a fly called a 'scud'. there are lots of different ones, actually. i see them everywhere (in the stores I mean), but what do they immitate in the water? is there a thing called a scud in the water? are there spin fishing lures that imitate them...? do they catch fish? when would you use one????

they imitate fresh water shrimp, the real thing is hard to see but they are around, you'll usually find them in shallow water with little to no current and next to cover (weeds, reeds ect) in still water they will be suspended in the water in rivers they tend to be in the cover and toward the bottom. really more of a lake bug but they are in rivers too. scuds can actually pass for several other things if the fish aren't being to selective (uncased caddis, dobson fly).

I've used them when I've run out of caddis nymphs, usually clipped the legs off though. I use them is slow runs, usually suspended below an indicator next to weed beds, they'd be good for lakes and ponds but I don't really fish them very much, rivers are more my thing. and yes they catch fish as long as that is what the fish are eating and you present them correctly.

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