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Learn to use CDC in your fly tying and you will discover a material that opens a huge range of possibilities. Its structure and oiled coating makes it repel water and float extremely well. So, with that in mind, it's usually used as a dry fly material (although it can work brilliantly on sub-surface patterns too). Here I offer a series of ideas on how to get the best from CDC. There are dun imitations, spinner wings and emerger patterns.
I hope you find the tutorials useful. CDC has a firm place in my fly box and the patterns regularly find themselves on the end of my leader. I hope this inspires you to have a go for the first time or simply use it with even greater frequency and confidence.
CDC Dun- using the split thread technique:
For a full tutorial for this pattern, click here
CDC Wings- for Upwings and Caddis imitations
Here is a tutorial that allows you to make a very effective and very secure wing. I use this method of folding the CDC for both Upwing and Caddis wings
For a full tutorial for this pattern, click here
Spent Spinner- using two feathers to imitate spent wings:
Tie the Feathers with their tips lying forwards, over the eye of the hook. Pinch and loop and bind down tightly:
Divide the wing and pull the tips backwards.
Now pull the stems forwrads and between the spent wing. Bind the stems down behind the eye. This will separate the wings.
Pull the stems upwards and take the thread behind the eye. Whip finish and trim the stems:
CDC Loop Emerger - a useful, low sitting pattern with a perfect footprint:
For a full tutorial of this pattern, click here
CDC Shuttlecock - great in smaller sizes. Simple but highly effective.
For a full tutorial of this pattern, click here
CDC Emerger
Here is a tutorial for a very slim bodied emerger and very gard wearing and secure emerging CDC Wing:
For full details and a tutorial, click here
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