If you are a waterfowl hunter or have a supply of unsorted CDC feathers you will find that there are some feathers that are not suited for those fancy fly patterns because of some damage or they have too few barbules, etc. While they can become dubbing I decided to tie the below fly with them.

Hook: Your choice - mine #12, Mustad 3399
Body: Your choice - mine peacock herl
Thread: To match body

I tied the CDC in first leaving the tips pointed ahead of the fly, then tied in the body, leaving the thread just forward of the center of the hook, pulled the CDC back and tied it off. Real simple tie for something that may have been discarded.

Tim