Natural CDC dry fly
Materials
Hook: Partridge Fine Dry #12
Thread: Midge Thread
Tail: Coq de Leon
Body: Flat Quill in Beige Brown Multicolor
Wing: CDC Hackle: squirrel’s dubbing
Step by step
Step 1
Place hook in vice and attach thread close to hook eye.
Step 2
Run thread down to start of hook bend with touching turns and keeping thread as flat as possible
Step 3
Run thread back up to rear of eye, again keeping as flat as possible
Step 4
Complete body by returning thread to start of hook bend keeping thread as flat as possible.
Step 5
Twist thread tight and rib body with tying thread.
Step 6
Take a pinch of Olive Glister and form dubbing rope.
Step 7
Form thorax with dubbing directly behind hook eye
Step 8
Select Hen Greenwell feather ( length of fibres slightly longer than hook gape) and tie in directly behind eye.
Step 9
Take three turns of hackle brushing back each turn and tie off.
Step 10
Form head and whip finish.
Step 11
Varnish head; tying tip remove excess varnish from hook eye with waste hackle by drawing stem through eye.
Instructional photos supplied Allan Liddle
Allan Liddle
Based in Moray in Scotland's North East, Allan has specialises with the wild trout from the rivers and burns, lochs and lochans throughout Mainland Scotland and the Isles. A strong passion for fishing simple dries he feels there's nothing better than to see the fish take off the top, but isn't slow to fish a range of different styles when mood or conditions dictate. Although trout is his first love Allan occasionally chases the Salmon, Grayling stocked fish and even dabbles in salt water when the chance arises.
