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Kicking CDC & Elk

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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.
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A New Look at the Grannom

Early: The Grannom is a small sedge (caddis to those in USA), which hatches in large quantities in April and is regarded as the first fly to prompt trout to "look up".
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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.
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Chuck's FlutterStone

Buggyness : Fly fishing guide Charles Robinton has put some serious trial and error into the design of his Chuck's FlutterStone. He thinks the result has the ideal amount of action, buggyness and overall attractiveness packed into the perfect stonefly profile.
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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.
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Kicking CDC & Elk

Type Dry fly

Originator
Dave Wiltshire

Difficulty
Easy

Materials

Hook Dry fly, down eye, size 12-16
Thread 12/0 Bennechi, yellow
Body Natural CDC
Wing Elk (Instead of Hans' prefered Deer Hair)
Legs Speckled rubber

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