(Conan The Librarian) wrote in
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Stephen Welsh wrote in message
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The CDC will give your flies some bounce, if theres CDC in the
windg
and you drag the fly under via line manipulation then throw some
slack the fly will pop back to the surface. Can be an interesting.

Hmmmm ... interesting as in the fishies seem to like it? :-)

I should qualify what I wrote a little: If there is enough CDC in the
wing to cause the fly to pop back to the surface, yes then the fish find
it interesting. Looks emergerish I suppose. Another way of inducing a
take similar to allowing a nymph to sink then raising it in the column
in front of the fish.

It works really well at times and others less so. I suspect the CDC
adds a significant amount to the bulk of the fly making it appear
oversize. Fishing smaller than you would normally could be the answer,
but I haven't tried this smaller option often enough yet to be confident
that it makes a difference. It is also highly possible even likely I'm
misreading the situation!! ?-I


Thanks for your suggestions. I remember seeing the blow fly
before. It looks just gaudy enough to work.

It does! and there's already a variation using blue floss (use one that
doesn't darken when wet) instead of tinsel for the body. ;-)

[snip]

Replacing the deer wing with snowshoe rabbit on a few patterns might
be worth a try.

Excellent. I've got a couple of feet but haven't yet incorporated
them into any patterns. I'll definitely give that a try.

If you haven't already got them, make sure you google back for Tom
Littleton's hints/tips on using it. He shares some great ideas.



Thanks, mate. :-)

no worries, cobber.

Steve