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CDC Shuttlecock

Emerger · Trout · Grayling · Beginner · 1 version

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Curved emerger, 16-20
  • Thread To match 8/0

Materials

  • Shuck Antron (trailing)
  • Body Dubbing to match (slim)
  • Wing CDC, tips forward over eye (2-3 feathers)

How to tie it

  1. Tie shuck
  2. Dub body up to eye
  3. Tie CDC with tips projecting FORWARD over the eye
  4. Whip finish behind the wing

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