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CDC UV Micro Wooly Bugger
How do you tie a CDC UV Micro Wooly Bugger?
CDC UV Micro Wooly Bugger is a streamer fly pattern for trout, bass. Find its 8 materials and 10 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout, bass
- Pattern designer
- Big T
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Materials
- Hook: Jig hook #10
- Bead: 3.5mm Tungsten bead
- Thread: Olive 8/0
- Weight: 0.25 Lead wire
- Tail: Olive Marabou
- Hackle: Olive CDC feather
- Body: Ice Dub UV Brown
- Head Cement: Brush on Zap-a-Gap
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Tying instructions
Place the tungsten bead on the hook.
Wrap lead wire on the shank from behind the bead to the bend.
Start the thread behind the bead and wrap down the shank to the bend.
Tie in olive marabou at the bend for the tail, extending one shank-length.
Tie in the olive CDC feather by the tip, with the feather extending forward.
Wrap Ice Dub UV Brown from the tail to behind the bead to form the body.
Palmer the CDC feather forward and tie down to lock it in place.
Trim the excess CDC feather.
Whip finish behind the bead.
Apply brush on Zap-a-Gap to the head.