Korn's CDC Spent-wing Caddis

tied and photographed by Doug Korn

Materials List:
Hook: MFC 7000 #14
Thread: Uni-8/0 Camel
Body: tan CDC feather wrapped forward
Wing: 2 hen pheasant feathers tied flat and notched at tip, with a drop of head cement spread on top
Thorax: fox squirrel dubbing

Comments

  1. e.m.b.January 4, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    Beautiful fly...very suggestive. Will have to give this one a go...

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  2. Darren MacEachernJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:29 PM

    Seen this on the fly tyer forum. What a great looking little fly. Thanks for the share.

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  3. Doug KornJanuary 5, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    Thanks Erin and Darren enjoy the fly - it's a fish getter...

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2012 at 1:00 PM

    Hey Doug, thanks for sharing this pattern. Very nice has all of the bells and whistles. Great pattern…..Kerry

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