CDC

This simple LDO emerger is excellent for rivers and can be adapeted to suit essentially any if the smaller upwing species including on stillwaters from march browns to olives to PMDs.

This tasty little chironomid is excellent for trout and grayling and can be tied in essentially any colour to match the midges where you fish.

A lovely little Caddis with three nice techniques for the body, wing and hackle. This pattern can be used for any of the smaller caddis species.

A pattern for the arrival of the first caddis of the year. A quick almost unsinkable pattern with a little hot spot and a buggy / leggy appearance.
Hook: Mustad Heritage R50X # 14

On the rivers one of the first caddis flies to hatch is the Grannom and on the Lochs it would be the Alder in the UK and Ireland though these flies can be found in many countries as well..

Mark Petitjean CDC Fly..

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Ultimate Caddis CDC Rib Fly – Step-by-Step Tutorial!

Hook: #10-18
Body: Dry fly antron dubbing
Thorax: CDC, Ice dubbing, Dry fly antron dubbing
Wing: CDC

Small mayfly patterns are essential in every troutfishers flybox, and this delicate small CDC emerger of a Blue Winged Olive is a fine bid on a “must-have-pattern”.

This is a variant of the original Balloon Caddis tyed by Roman Moser which I have attached a link below for you to see..

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Tying one of the biggest Mayflies to hatch in the world Hexagenia Limbata.

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When the Green Drakes (the largest of the may flies) hatches, it’s the trout- and grayling fly fisher’s best chance for some of the river’s largest fish on a dry fly.

Im calling this a feather wing caddis but Im sure there is an actual name for this fly since I am not the first person to tie something like this. I just don't know the name.

The word midge has a duality of meanings – at least for fly tiers and fly fishermen. First of all, it can mean: a very small fly, natural or artificial.

Excellent fly sublimation of rooster feather and CDC. Holds up well on the water on a rooster feather and shows a super CDC silhouette.
Materials:
tail - deer fur

In hard-fished waters, it pays often to try with smaller and sparsely dressed nymphs to be able to lure the big, spooky trout to take, those who have seen many flies and perhaps learned that conspi

Link the Original Olive Version..

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Pat Nolan of Premier Angling CDC..