Tungsten Candy

The Tungsten Candy is a creative twist on a classic scud pattern. It is designed to imitate freshwater shrimp with a realistic buggy profile, subtle translucence, and just enough flash to help it stand out.

It imitates scuds, freshwater shrimp, sowbugs, and other small crustaceans that trout feed on in slower water. The added flash gives it more attraction than a plain scud while still keeping the fly natural-looking.

Fish it in stillwater, spring creeks, tailwaters, slow seams, soft edges, weed beds, and deeper pools where scuds are common. Redd’s specifically notes it gets noticed in stillwater, spring creeks, and tailwaters.

Fish it under an indicator, on a light nymph rig, or as part of a two-fly setup. Keep it close to the bottom with a slow, natural drift. In stillwater, use short twitches or slow strips to imitate a swimming scud.

It combines a dependable scud profile with tungsten weight, subtle translucence, natural materials, and a little extra flash. That mix makes it realistic enough for picky trout but visible enough to get noticed in productive scud water.