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CDC Hydropsyche Larva

CDC Split Wing Dun

CDC Trico Floating Nymph

CDC Epoxy Flohkrebs

CDC Extended body spent (AKA The Fairy)

CDC Rehhaar Steinfliege

$CDC Wonderwing Caddis - Wonder (or Wally) wings made from CDC aren\'t seen as often as those made from chicken feathers$

CDC Wonderwing Caddis

LE CDC Blue Dun

Parachute Puff Emerger

Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

Type 4

Step 1 - thread and CDC

Step 2 - wind the CDC feather

Step 4 - elk hair wing

$The F Fly - Marjan Fratnik\'s simple CDC fly$

The F Fly

The Para Emerger

The Para Emerger

The Para Emerger

Once and Away

MP 666

CDC Green Transitional Caddis

CDC Palmer

$CDC and Elk on the water - The photo demonstrates the CDC feather\'s ability to repel water$

CDC and Elk on the water

Overall (Type 1) CDC feather.

CDC details

$The bird\'s preen gland - The gland is located on the top of the bird\'s tail and not on the underside as the name of the feathers may indicate$

The bird's preen gland

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