High rider CDC dun flies are popular in east and central part of Europe because they float extremely well even if they have a delicate body and a sparse wink. The secret stays in how the CDC is use and fixed, you see that very well in the photo:). Hook: Maruto D04 BL #14-16-18Thread: Brown OliveTail: Coq ...
Hot Spotted CDC Dry Sedge
This Sedge tied by my friend Peter Durisik is made with hot spot in wing part. It is not very common to see flies tied like this one. Usually a hot spot has the role of attracting the fish. But in this case it has the role of helping the fisherman to see ...
Danica -Mayfly Emerger
I certainly love dry fly fishing and Danica insects are the Queens :). At the end of May and in June this fly starts hatching and is better to be prepared with a few nice Danica imitations. Having a few of them in your box is not bad at all, sometimes they will save your ...
Red Quill CDC Sedge by Tommy Solberg
Hook: Ahrex Dry fly hook Thread: Rusty red Body: Peacock Quill dyed red Wing: CDC Khaki Campbell It is a simple and effective cdc fly tied in the purist and classic way. This pattern is popular all over in Europe and is used from early Spring till late in Autumns and early Winter time. It will catch trout ...
Add contrast to your emergers too see your flies better
In Autumn fish are more picky and they eat small flies. Not because they do not love to eat big and succulent sedge or stone flies but in Autumn are a lot of midge and small flies. Based on these facts trout and grayling are feeding in frenzy with small and very small flies which ...
Pale Olive CDC Dun dry fly
Pale Olive CDC Dun dry fly is used early in the morning or late in the day. This model has a subtle light olive and tied on small hooks like #16 and 18 is absolutely deadly. I love to make this fly using biot due to special texture and shade of this ...
CDC GRHE Dun Fly
This is dry version of gold ribbed hare ear tied as sparse as possible with CDC wing Materials Hook: #14-16Thread: yellow, white or black, depending of what you want to obtain as final body color of flyribbing flat tinsel in goldlong tail made of Coq de Leonbody made of mad rabbit dubbing or spiky dubbing in natural ...
Red Macaw CDC Sedge
Many of us considers CDC flies the most efficient dry flies for trout and grayling fishing. The Red Macaw CDC Sedge is made as simple as possible and was developed years ago by French tying house: Mouche Devaux Champagnole. Tested in years of fishing on rivers like Ain, Saone, Isere and Rhone, the Red ...
Egg Laying Sedge
This simple to tie egg lying sedge is a good dry fly for trout fishing on big rivers like those from Lapland. Super easy to tie with a simple chenille body fixed as extended body, a wing made of high quality CDC and a few turns of squirrel dubbing, the fly will work ...
Kapok and CDC Grannom Sedge
Just simple and fun to tie, floats excellent and rock and roll and trout :) Materials: Hook Demmon D400 BL #14Thread: 70DEN yellowBody made of Troutline Kapok Dubbing ( green and tobacco )Hackle and wing made of CDC Dubb fixed in dubbing loop