River flies

[danielp]

My go to fly for turbulent water or to suspend a nymph is a CDC and Roe. The roe hair spins more than the elk which allows the creation of a much larger muddler stly head on smaller flies helping to keep them high and dry.



When swinging flies across a current I like there to be a lot of movement and to combine this with weight I like the effect of CDC and a brass body. I have posted a similar fly to this but with a hen hackle before, I think i prefer the CDC.



I am in love with sight nymphing and am trying to make my nymphs a little bit more realistic without making them so hard to tie I cry when i lose one. the 200R hooks from Tiemco have a lovely shape and by adding a slight bend to the shank I think they represent agile darters pretty well. I am a bit worried that the hook shape may effect the hookup ratio but time will tell on that one.



Thoughts and comments to help me improve these patterns is greatly appreciated.

[dabhoy]

Hi Daniel nice ties
Regarding the cdc elk/roe Hans doesnt actually use Elk for his fly and uses much the same as you as far as Im aware .

[danielp]

Dab - haha that is good to know, must be doing something right if I am following in his footsteps lol.

I just find Elk a bit of a git to work with in smaller sizes, there musdt be a knack to it though, are areas of elk fur significantly different densities and length etc..?

[sweenytodd]

I like all 3 of them

[dabhoy]

Originally Posted by danielp

Dab - haha that is good to know, must be doing something right if I am following in his footsteps lol.

I just find Elk a bit of a git to work with in smaller sizes, there musdt be a knack to it though, are areas of elk fur significantly different densities and length etc..?

Yes the 1st time I ever tried it using Elk but it is much to thick to be suitable.
Heres a link to it CDC&Elk

[abel_lover]

I really like the brassie type fly with the cdc, nice and different.

Paul.

[danielp]

Cheers for the comments guys