In this emerging pattern I use CDC for the wing. I do this one for straight-bodied ones, but you can do it on a curved hook and it will float differently. After you tie this really nice little fly, look on the underside of it. It shows
The standard Griffith Gnat utilizes grizzly for the hackle for flotation, but what youll see in this clip is my way of using CDC. The Griffith Gnat is generally used as an adult midge cluster pattern, but it works on brookies most any
I wrote a book called "Mayflies: From Top to Bottom" published by Frank Amato Publications. I talk about the versatility of this pattern. It is generally used for small to medium-sized mayflies but also works great for midges
When you think of a parachute you tend to think of a post with hackle wrapped around it. That's the way it has been done for as long as I can remember. Well, on this one, we're going to show you a different way of doing parachutes.
I have given novice and experienced tyers a new way of applying CDC as a parachute for any pattern that they may use. I selected this pattern to include in this series because it demonstrates techniques that make this fly unique. All
The CDC Soft Hackle acts very realistic on the stream. As it goes through the water the CDC lays right along the side of the fly and makes it look much more animated. I've
Even though you might have done my adult mayfly, I feel the need to show you a version that I call the Compra May--half of the dun pattern and half of the compra dun pattern. In this version
Just like other emergers, the fly lands softly on the water, but in my Crippled Emerger the fly appears to be in a crippled state. The curled up wings tied in at an unusual manner makes this imitation appear unnatural and makes for a
The Deer Hair Emerger is very similar to the Emerging Dun I do. It has more bells and whistles, though. What makes this one so different—among other things—is that I use
