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CDC Biot Caddis Emerger
Tied by Harry Mason |
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Hook: 2x long straight eye, humped shank, size 12-16.
Tiemco 2312 or 2302; or bend the shank of a standard
2x long light wire hook
Tail (shuck): Amber Z-lon
Thread: Brown 6/0 Danville Flymaster or 8/0 Uni-thread
Legs: CDC feather butts
Wing: Natural dun CDC over light olive Z-lon
Thorax: Olive Antron dubbing
Abdomen: Olive dyed turkey biot wrapped over pale gray
superfine dubbing or fine beaver fur with the guard
hairs removed
Head: Peacock herl
Antennae: Teal or woodduck flank fibers
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| Tying Instructions |
Start behind the eye of the hook and wrap part-way down the bend. Tie in a sparse piece of amber-colored Z-lonto imitate the trailing shuck, and trim it short.
Above the Z-lon, tie in the tip of a turkey biot. The "notch" at the base of the turkey biot should face to the rear if you want the wrapped biot to lay perfectly flat; if you prefer a ridged body, face the notch forward.
Build a tapered underbody that covers the rear two-thirds of the hook shank with tightly wrapped dubbing. Wind the turkey biot over the dubbed underbody. To create the proper segmented appearance the biot should not overlap itself, each wrap should abut the edge of the previous one. When you've finished wrapping the biot, trim the excess.
Spin a little Antron dubbing onto your thread and buils a small thorax. Leave sufficient space for the wings and peacock herl head. Just ahead of the thorax, tie in a sparse underwing of Z-lon and trim it half the length of the shank.
Select two or more CDC feathers of about the same size, place them flat on top of another and even up the tips. Use your thumb and/or forefinger to hold them flat as you secure them over the Z-lon underwing.
Bind down the CDC butts as you wrap toward the eye of the hook. The last wrap should be at least one eye-length behind the hook eye. Divide the CDC butts and push them under the shank. Hold them down, pull them back and wrap back to the thorax to secure them. Trim the butts no longer than the gape of the hook.
Select two well-marked teal or woodduck flank fibers and mount them over the top of the wing as the antennae.
Select a peacock herl with fibers that correspond to the size of the fly. Attach the herl ahead of the wings and legs and wrap it to the eye of the hook. Whip finish and cement the wraps taking care to not let any cement soak into the herl.
With two CDC feathers, the bug will sink, with three or four CDC feathers it will float. Fish the two feather fly on the swing and the four feather one as a dry. |
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