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CDC Elk Hair Caddis
How do you tie a CDC Elk Hair Caddis?
CDC Elk Hair Caddis is a dry fly pattern for trout. Find its 4 materials and 14 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: #10-20 dry fly
- Thread: Brown, 70 Denier
- Body: Natural or tan CDC
- Wing: Elk hair (or deer hair)
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Tying instructions
Secure hook in vise.
Start thread at the eye and wrap back to where the barb would have been.
Select a CDC feather with the correct fiber density and length.
Tie in the CDC feather at the hook shank, just behind where the barb would have been.
Advance thread to just behind the hook eye.
Select a medium-sized clump of elk hair.
Clean and stack the elk hair in a hair stacker.
Tie in the elk hair at the 2/3 point, with the tips extending over the eye.
Wrap thread tightly around the base of the elk hair to secure it.
Trim the excess elk hair extending beyond the tie-in point.
Lift the elk hair wing and wrap thread in front of it to post it.
Whip finish the thread just behind the eye.
Trim the thread.
Trim the elk hair wing to the desired length and shape.