CDC Caddis Dry Fly tied on a size 16 Curved Dry Fly hook, with a pink para post, grizzle hackle and a White CDC collar (below the post hackle), green tinsel wrap around the bend of the hook, body is a mix of pear Ice dub and light brown soft dog hair. The larger sizes […]
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This is a dry fly tied on a jig hook, using CDC feathers, grizzly hackle feathers, and elk hair. Tied by Karson, as part of our 3-material competition.
Hook: Ahrex FW500 Thread: UTC Ultra 70 Tails: Cock grizzle hackle Body: Superfine grey dubbing Front hackle: Cock grizzle Wings: Natural CDC
Chironomid adult stage. Wing: CDC feather Hackle: grizzly rooster hackle Body: stripped grizzly hackle quill By Stefan G
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How to tie the Adams The Adams fly is a classic dry fly pattern renowned in fly fishing. Created by Leonard Halladay and named after his friend Charles Adams, this versatile fly imitates various mayfly species that float on the water’s surface. Its distinguishable features include a gray or brownish body, grizzly hackle, and upright
One of the most fun dry flies to tie, the stimulator can represent anything from a stonefly to a caddis to a grasshopper. Originated by Randall Kaufmann, this fly can be tied in a variety of sizes and colors. Here we have a green body (though not very visible under the hackle) and an orange
The Yellow Sally is tied to imitate the adult stage of the stonefly insect known as the Isoperla, however I’ve found that it also works as an effective attractor pattern, even when the Isoperla is nowhere in sight.
This is the version I most commonly tie, though there are many variations that work just as well. One thing that I’ve found key is to make sure that the body is dubbed very sparsely so that the red thread comes through when the fly is wet.
