When duns hatch in a flat area and drift through rapids or turbulent water, some are naturally going to get damaged or drowned. Trout, being the predator they are, will go after a weakened insect and that's what we want. The Drowned
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
This is a variation of some of the other CDC patterns I have shown you in other clips. The curved hook that I use in this pattern represents a caddis dipping its butt into the water to deposit the eggs, while the wings are standing
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
What I have done here is to show you another use of CDC. The original pattern calls for deer hair. I believe you'll agree, after you've tied and fished it a few times, that
