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Elden's CDC BWO Emerger

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Curved emerger/scud hook (TMC 2487 or 100), 18-22
  • Thread Olive dun 14/0

Materials

  • Trailing shuck Brown/amber Zelon or Antron (few fibers)
  • Abdomen Olive-brown Superfine dubbing or thread (pinch)
  • Thorax Olive-grey Superfine dubbing (pinch)
  • Wing/emerging wing Natural dun CDC (1-2 feathers)

How to tie it

  1. Start thread and tie in a sparse trailing shuck of brown/amber Zelon at the bend, about half a shank long, to suggest the shed nymphal skin.
  2. Dub a slim, tapered olive-brown abdomen forward over the rear two-thirds around the hook curve.
  3. Tie in one or two natural dun CDC feathers by the tips and take a couple of turns, then sweep the fibers forward and bind them down to form a low emerging wing/hackle over the thorax.
  4. Dub a small olive-grey thorax to fill in behind the eye and set the CDC wing.
  5. Whip finish behind the eye and add a tiny drop of cement. Keep everything sparse so the fly hangs in the film like a cripple.
  6. Trim the CDC wing to about a shank length.

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