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Dearly Double CDC
Tied by Sue Kreutzer |
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Hook: 14-18 dry fly hook
Wing: Coastal deer hair
Thread: Dun
Tail: None
Body: Two CDC feathers (natural or dun)
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| Tying Instructions |
Hold the two CDC feathers, one on top of the other, at the butt and, by stroking the feathers between thumb and index finger towards the tip, bunch the tips together. Tie in at the bend of the hook. Either using hackle pliers or fingers, wrap the CDC feathers towards the eye, stopping at 2/3 point. the first two or three wraps emulate dubbing, from the 4th wrap forward, stroke the CDC feathers backwards, towards the bend. In essence, they will be trailing behind. The deer hair for the wing should be
light tipped at the ends, and the shorter variety found off coastal or
yearling deer. About two matchsticks' worth, pop into hair stacker, and
even the tips up. Trim the deer hair length by measuring from the tip of
the hook eye to the bend . Tie in front of CDC feathers holding the cut ends
just at the tip of the hook eye. When you tie in, the ends will move back
behind the eye and form the 'head'. Wrap two times, then at 45 degree
angle into the head and once in front of the head. Several whip finishes,
or if lazy, several half hitches with a dab of head cement.
This is a proven great dry pattern in Colorado for brookies. I
experimented with the amount of deer hair and CDC, and find the longer CDC
feathers are the best, trailing behind the bend of the hook. This
particular fly is not immediately useable once a fish has been taken on it.
You MUST clean thoroughly or the CDC will glop up and mat. To clean, I
have found the best method is all of the following steps (a) rinsing in
stream, (b) blow on the fly, (c) blotting in an amadou (the REAL thing !)
patch, and (d) several false casts.
Now go catch a trout on a dry fly! Sister Sue |
| Fishing Tips |
| Who knows the likes of some women's minds ? Especially those that flyfish and attempt to tie flies. The "Dearly Double CDC" and tying instructions are a spin off from the "CDC and Elk" pattern by the great Dutch/Swiss tyer, Hans Weilenmann. Would that no one would ever compare what I have tied to his works of art. |
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