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Lost Lake Caddis #3

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Read more on "The CDC & Elk family"

The CDC & Elk family

Improving the best: Hans Weilenmann's CDC & Elk is a fly as good as they come. Still a lot of people - including Hans himself and the author - have made variations. This article covers a whole bunch of CDC & Elk variations.
Meet the family here

"Rackelhanen" is found here

Rackelhanen

One material caddis: It will form legs, wing, body and the perfect silhouette of a caddis. It's a great floater and superb for fast water or as an indicator tied on above a seductive nymph.
See how this old but still-going-strong Scandinavian dry fly is tied.

"CDC May Fly" is found here

CDC Mayfly

Cul de Mayfly: A small mayfly, which may be (mis)taken for a dun during the sometimes the concentreted hatches on late August and Septemper evenings. It uses a hollow extended body, parachute hackle and wings of cdc stems to float high.
Get the recipe for a hi-floating mouthful here.

Find "The Action Emerging Caddis" here

Action Emerging Caddis

And... action!: This fly is similar in outline to many existing caddis patterns, but has features unlike any caddis emerger pattern the originator has seen. It's based not so much on looking exactly like the real thing, but trying to get a fly to act like it.
Tie a fly with action here

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Find "The Action Emerging Caddis" here

Action Emerging Caddis

And... action!: This fly is similar in outline to many existing caddis patterns, but has features unlike any caddis emerger pattern the originator has seen. It's based not so much on looking exactly like the real thing, but trying to get a fly to act like it.
Tie a fly with action here

Lost Lake Caddis #3

Type Dry fly

Originator
Andrew Marshall

Difficulty
Medium

Materials

Hook Mustad 94831 size 10
Thread 8/0 rusty dun
Body Rear ½ olive hare’s blend, front ½ olive brown hare’s blend
Body hackle Cream dry
Front hackle Yellowish ginger
Wing Two Canada goose CDC plumes, yellowish tan elk

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