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CDC & Elk Caddis

Dry Fly · Trout · Grayling · Beginner · 2 versions

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Hopper Juan Ramirez dressing

  • Hook Dry Fly Hook, . Firehole 419, 14 Used in Video, 12-20
  • Thread Veevus GSP Thread

Materials

  • Body MFC High Rise Foam, 0.5mm, Olive
  • Underwing Dark Dun CDC, Stacked
  • Overwing Select Cow Elk, Natural

How to tie it

  1. Start thread behind the eye and run a thread base to the bend, leaving the thread hanging at the bend.
  2. Tie in a single CDC feather by the tip at the bend.
  3. Twist the CDC feather into a loose rope and wrap forward as a body to just behind the eye, then tie off.
  4. Stack a small clump of elk hair and tie in as a downwing over the CDC body with the tips extending to the bend.
  5. Lift the butts and take a few thread wraps in front to stand them slightly, forming a small head, and whip finish.

Other versions

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