whoa!..Ruger, great looking fly!
Hans.....the EB CDC and elk looks very promising.....one of the few "experiments" that will make it to the water.
Like the original, it's very easy to tie....take a cdc feather with long barbules and smooth them up from the base..on a light wire emerger hook, tie it in base back with a light wrap then pull the feather back thru the wrap to body length you want....make a couple of tight wraps then lift the tip and advance the thread toward the eye.....wrap the tip around the shank a few times for the legs.....tie off and add the elk hair wing. Let me know what you think......Jason