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Thought maybe you folks might be able to tell me how to replicate a fly that a guy gave me last summer. It was CDC wrapped around the hook and that's all. It worked well, but he left before I could ask him why mine didn't quite look the same. Maybe I used the wrong type of CDC? Don't think it was the "puff", as the filaments looked longer, but I couldn't find a feather that had enough filaments without the stem getting involved. Anybody use something like this?
Could he have used this in a dubbing loop?
http://www.trouthunt.com/estore/details/2214
Thanks, Bamboozle, I hadn't thought of that, will try it and report.
wrapped like a fuzz ball (normal dub) or with fibers hanging out?
... follow the link. Might be what you are looking for.
http://www.petitjean.ch/eng/MagicTool/default.asp
Go to the section "Various patterns" for an all CDC Caddis. Click on the pic for a slideshow of the tying sequence.
John
That's it, John, and incidentallly, it was on the Bitterroot I met the guy, and the fly worked great - you might want to try it. Thanks a bunch.
One other thing you may know or not, is even Hareline sells two different CDC feathers not counting the puffs. One of them uses goose and has longer fibers. If I am telling you what you already know then just forget I mentioned it, LOL! Oh the larger ones were Marc Petitjean packs.
Skip
That fly looks like it could do some damage, may have to try tying up a few.
Yes, Bucky, it certainly did, and now that I can tie it, I can try the original again.
There's a pattern called a cdc and elk that uses a cdc feather, tied in at the tip and wrapped forward. As it's wrapped forward, the barbs start popping out giving it a collar/legs. Just leave the elk hair off and you've got it.