 FLY
OF THE MONTH
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CDC
Caddis
Simple . . . BUT DEADLY
By Jeff Pierce - AKA "Dr. Fish"
Materials List:
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| Hooks: |
R48
(Mustad Signature Series Hook)
size 8-16
Substitute's - Mustad R30 or 94838, Partridge YL3A or E4A |
| Thread: |
6/0
waxed - Gray |
| Body: |
Partridge
SLF Dubbing - Blue Dun |
| WINGS: |
Select
CDC - Gray |
| Overwing: |
Bleached
Elk Hair |
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Most
of the trout waters I fish here in Upstate NY are
rather placid. There is not a whole lot of whitewater
to be found here locally. Our waters are much different
than the fast moving waters that I have been so
lucky to fish out West. It was tough to keep smaller
dry flies (12-16) afloat. We were doing well on
gray Caddis dries fishing the Gallatin, Boulder
and Yellowstone. So, while tying flies at the FFF
National Conclave in Livingston, MT Ed Alves and
I simply loaded up the flies with lots of CDC.
That afternoon our dries were floating high and
getting a lot of attention from the 14-23" Browns,
Cutts and Rainbows. This pattern has found a permanent
space in my box.
Tying
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Step 1:
Place
R48 hook into vice and secure the thread
to the hook up near the eye and wrap
the thread back to just before the hook begins
to curve
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Photo
and fly by Jeff Pierce |
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Step
2:
Dub
SLF dubbing onto thread. Wrap forward so whole
tying length is dubbed.
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Step 3:
Procure yourself 1 or
2 good CDC feathers. Secure the feather(s) so that
they extend to just behind the bend of the hook. Try
and keep the head as small as possible.
The more CDC on this fly the better.
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Step
4:
Tie
in small clump of bleached Elk Hair.
NOTE:
If you have some good CDC with short hackles you
can palmer the CDC the whole length of the shank
instead of tying it on top. If you do this there
is no need to do a dubbed body. (See Photo of CDC
Caddis Variant). Yes, it's ugly but the fish really
love it.
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Fishing
suggestions.
This is a great little
bombproof fly. It floats high and the fish love
it. Lots of CDC makes this fly hold up well in
fast riffles and holds up to multiple fish. I tend
to fish the smaller sizes (14-16) here in Upstate
New York and fish the larger sizes (8-12) out in Montana.
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This
19" Brown Trout took a size 12 CDC Caddis
while fishing the Boulder River near Big Timber, MT. |
This Cutthroat just shy of 20" fell for
a size 10 CDC Caddis fished on my 2WT. What a gorgeous
fish! |
Jeff Pierce
About
Jeff Pierce
Jeff
Pierce, AKA Dr. Fish, is the Sales Manager of
Fly-Fishing Products for O. Mustad & Son (USA),
Inc and Partridge of Redditch. He is the Captain of
Team Mustad USA and is a diehard angler and fly tier.
He has traveled from Buffalo to Borneo in search
of finned quarry to grapple with.
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