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Sea Trout CDC&Elk Jun 27. 2019 Caddis The CDC&Elk is a famous and efficient Caddis dry fly. This variation works for Baltic sea trout... and was actually inspired by the bonefish version of the fly See how to tie it here	Petitjean CDC Jun 27. 2018 Monograph A massive book, solely on CDC-feathers, -flies and -tying techniques by Swiss CDC master Marc Petitjean.
Wings with CDC Nov 7. 2015 Upright CDC wings are good looking and makes a dry fly a great floater. Here's a few tips on getting them perfect. Find them here.	X-Factor Dec 8. 2013 CDC 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 See how to tie it here

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Article Mart's CdL Hen Caddis Emerger Sep 10. 2013 Soft Martin Westbeek's Coq de Leon Hen Caddis Emerger has soft contours and soft materials that suggest the movements of an insect struggling to break free. See how to tie it here	Article F&K Caddis Jun 28. 2013 Emerger This caddis pattern has a great profile and an hot spot that can attract fish. It's been very successful for the originator, South African Korrie Broos. See how to tie it here	Article Ken's Incredibly Simple Shrimp Mar 24. 2013 Keep it simple stupid Shrimp flies are very much en vogue in the Baltic region, and keep on getting more and more complex. This one is simple and dead easy to tie - and still a very good imitation. See that KISS is not (always) a rock band
Article A New Look at the Grannom Apr 11. 2012 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". See more here	Article Tying with CDC Aug 31. 2011 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	Article The CDC & Elk family Jul 16. 2011 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
Article HiVis CDC Midge Apr 24. 2007 Small hatch A high-visibility orange post and CDC makes this small dry perfect for your 7X tippet. Easy to tie, easy to follow on the water and a perfect choice when the fish are picky. Darryl Lampert from South Africa shows us one of his effective patterns. See the step by step tying instructions here	Article CDC Mayfly Aug 19. 2006 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.	Review Mayflies: Top to Bottom Apr 9. 2003 First things first - I really enjoyed this book.
Review Tying Flies with CDC - The Fisherman's Miracle Feather Feb 12. 2003 A history of CDC in fly tying, as well as a wealth of patterns and techniques.

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