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CDC X-Caddis
Tied by Michael Bowman |
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Body: CDC plume
Wing: Elk hair or coastal deer hair dyed to preference (natural or ginger)
Hook: Standard dry (12-18)
Shuck: Tan Antron yarn
Thread: To match body (CDC) color
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| Tying Instructions |
Start the thread midshank and wrap to the bend. Tie in antron and trim to
length (a little less than 1/4 shank length).
Tie in the CDC: Stroke the CDC fibers toward the tip of the feather and bunch
up the fiber tips in your fingers. Tie in this bunch of fibers you create at
the bend in the hook, right behind the antron.
Wrap the CDC: Use your hackle pliers to grasp the CDC butt and wind forward,
stroking loose fibers that pop out as you wind towards the rear of the fly. As
you approach the eye of the hook, more and more fibers will be free giving the
fly a more buggy appearance towards the eye of the hook while maintaining a
nice tapered body towards the rear.
Tie off the CDC: Wrap once, remove the hackle pliers, and wrap twice
more...this allows the butt ot shift and tighten better.
Add your hair wing: I like to tie stack the elk hair, tie it in, then trim to
form the head. I will position the hair over the shank (so the tips of the
hair are even with the bend of the hook), and make one loop of thread around
just the hair then another loop around the hair and the hook. This helps
prevent the hair from sliding around to the side of the hook. Secure hair on
hook with wraps of increasing pressure. If you like antennae on your flies,
carefully trim the butts, leaving two longer butts uncut to make the antennae.
My thanks to the "CDC & Elk" tying instructions I found at the Virtual Flyshop
by Hans Weilenmann...I took some pointers from his good words.
I have always liked X-caddis and EHC caddis patterns...and I thought the CDC
and X-caddis combo would be a good innovation. I find caddis dries of all
patterns to be among my most consistent producers in the small streams of the
southern Appalachians. I hope y'all like this pattern as much as I do...and
may the fish in your area take to the pattern as well. I'd like to hear any
success stories that you have with them. |
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