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Double Bubble Hopper

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Published on Aug 25. 2019 - 5 years ago
Updated or edited 5 years ago

Hoppers

Dry flies

CDC

One of my "secret" patterns that has worked really well for me over the years, it almost makes fishing easy! Not representing anything in particular but just one of those flies that bring fish up.

Originator

The feather bender

Originator's web site

https://thefeatherbender.com

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Tying Dry Dropper Palomino Midge Emerger Fly by Davie McPhailMaterials Used;Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special Black Nickel size 12Thread, Black Uni-8/0Body, Veniards Chartreuse Vernille Suede Che

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Wings with CDC

CDC wings are good looking and makes a dry fly a great floater. Here's a few tips on getting them perfect.

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X-Factor

South African summer is here and the fish are rising. And the X-factor fly makes them even keener to go for the surface fly

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Photographing Floating Flies

Getting a decent macro image of a dry fly sitting on water is one of the hardest shots to pull off

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