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Green Butt CDC & Elk

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More about "The Action Emerging Caddis"

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

Find "Tying with CDC" on this page

Tying with CDC

Duck's arse: Dutch Hans Weilenmann tells the history of the use of CDC feathers in fly tying, covers the different types of feathers and their use and lists both CDC tying tips and a bunch of CDC patterns.
Take a CDC lesson here

Proceed to "The Simplest Fly" here

The Simplest Fly

Corked: "What is this"
"A fly!"
"What kind of fly"
"Well, this is a fly that imitates a beetle"
The fly that he showed me then was really huge one, may be about 2 - 2,5 centimeters or almost and inch in diameter.
"Wow, why is it so big?"
"Because I am an old man, I can not see well"
Go simple 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.

Article(s)

This link takes you to "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

Green Butt CDC & Elk

Type Dry fly

Originator
Hans Weilenmann

Difficulty
Easy

Materials

Hook Grip 14723BL (or TMC 206BL) #12-16
Thread Tan 6/0
Butt Rabbit, dyed green
Body/hackle CDC feather (Type 1)
Wing/head Fine tipped deer hair

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