While you birds are harvesting hair off your Labs,Fishinfella,being a true dyed in the wool fisherman, is keeping his nose to the water and working on new patterns and techniques.
Observation: Scuds tied with Canadian seals fur are superior to lab hair ties.
Latest new technique. Fishing Ron's superscud under a strike indicator like a chronomid. For some time I pondered how to present a Scud in a horizontal fashion hanging a foot off the weeds. Well Eureka, I got it. Use Partridge YK2B hooks for your tie. Then attach leader with a standard steelhead snell (use only a couple wraps on the snell).
Throw a couple steelhead "Riffle hitches" over the tie with the leader pointing up as you tighten the knots. Voila, you have a scud hanging from your leader horizontally. This is really gonna work guys.
Tip of the day: There is NO ice so far in any of the Basin Lakes. If this keeps up (the Chinook winds and warm spells) the lakes will easily be fishable with bloodworms or leeches in February.