CDC & Elk Loop Wing | Global FlyFisher

Originator

Sasa Stosic

Pattern type

Dry fly

Skill level/difficulty

Easy

Species

brown trout

rainbow trout (landlocked)

Materials

Hook	TMC 102Y #15
Thread	r.brown 6/0
Body	Swiss CDC, Saffran yellow
Wings	Swiss CDC, blue dun & Elk
Head/wing	Elk

Jul 17. 2011

The CDC & Elk family

Hans Weilenmann's CDC & Elk is a fly as good as they come. Still a lot of people - including Hans himself and the author of this article - have made variations. The article covers a whole bunch of CDC & Elk variations.

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