Cdc & Deer Hair

[fly in mi eye]

Decided that next season i am determined to use more cdc,i thought i would have a go at the cdc and elk as i will need a searching pattern but i used comparadun deer hair,
Any critique welcome as i need to know what i am doing is right,i find it hard work to judge proprtions without having a fly in front of me to copy,



a close up



Paul

[silversedge]

Nowt wrong with that,whats the body?

[fly in mi eye]

Hi Silversedge,the body is one cdc feather wrapped up to the eye stroking the feathers back as you go,

Paul

[Buzz]

Paul the fish will quiver with fear when they here your name now.
That’s just the business and one of the most successful patterns I know.
You have cracked it mate.

[Rod3]

Hans will be very proud of you. But beware, as I have found out, this fly can turn you into a one fly fisherman. As has been said before, a cdc & elk will work wet , damp or dry. IMHO it is one of the very best searching patterns you can put on the water.
Rod.

[sculpin_crusader]

Very good..

[flyinghigh]

Whats the deeer hair you have used for the wing as it looks to be good for winging patterns as I have been looking for a deer hair to do this.
( Every bit of deer hair I have bought so far has turned into a ball with a slight touch of thread on it.)

Flyinghigh

[dwiltshire]

A real powerhouse of a pattern - and you've done it justice

[fly in mi eye]

Originally Posted by Buzz

Paul the fish will quiver with fear when they here your name now.
That’s just the business and one of the most successful patterns I know.
You have cracked it mate.

Cheers Buzz,what hook do you find best for this pattern,i have used a B400 14# & 16#

Originally Posted by Rod3

Hans will be very proud of you. But beware, as I have found out, this fly can turn you into a one fly fisherman. As has been said before, a cdc & elk will work wet , damp or dry. IMHO it is one of the very best searching patterns you can put on the water.
Rod.

Thanks for your reply,the klink did that to me last year and as it was my first season i felt that i missed out on a few things,

Originally Posted by flyinghigh

Whats the deeer hair you have used for the wing as it looks to be good for winging patterns as I have been looking for a deer hair to do this.
( Every bit of deer hair I have bought so far has turned into a ball with a slight touch of thread on it.)

Flyinghigh

Hi flyinghigh,i got the deer hair from Orvis,i think they describe it as comparadun hair,


Cheers Dave and sculpin comments appreciated

[Buzz]

Hans uses a TMC 102 Y, if it’s good enough for him.......

I tie them in 14, 16 and 18s.
Some folk mess about with different coloured CDC, I stick to just regular stuff albeit I have dabbled with bright yellow for the YMD hatch with moderate success. Bigbadtrout fished with olive ones early last year through the LDO hatch and did well.