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Howdy,
In preparation for my trip to the Crowsnest at the end of July/beginning of August, I've been stocking up the flyboxes. From what I've read, the Lime Trude is aa excellent all-purpose fly for that time of year, so yesterday I started tying some. In going through my materials, I ran across some white CDC oiler puffs, and got to thinking about how they might work as a wing on a Trude. I tend to fish a Trude as a combination dry/wet by letting it swing and retrieving it like a streamer after the drift, and it seems like the CDC might add a bit of extra appeal. I tied some up with the CDC, and in the vise they look very nice. I know that the only way to know for sure is to ty them, but I was just curious if any ROFFians or ROFFTians have played around with substituting CDC like this. I was also thinking that the "hi-viz" stuff might make a nice wing on Trudes. So am I just getting carried away with my "improvements", or is there some legitimacy to making a sub like that? Any other subs that you frequently make to traditional flies? Also, I tied up a few of the CDC and elk caddis imitations (http://www.troutflies.com/Merchant2/...y_Code=cdc_elk) and was thinking about other variations. Any suggestions for other color schemes that have been succesful for you? Chuck Vance |
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