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Detailed instructions for tying a CDC and Elk Caddis. This is part of a series of Tim Flagler's collaboration with Fly Tyer Magazine. Check out his article about the fly in the Spring 2025 issue of Fly Tyer Magazine: https://www.flytyer.com/category/beginners-masterclass/

Recipe: 
Hook: Lightning Strike DF1 dry fly hook, size 16.
Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed, 12/0, tan.
Body/legs: CDC feather.
Wing/head: Deer hair.

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Thread: https://collabs.shop/u0a4rs
Body/legs: https://collabs.shop/axt8wu
Wing/head: https://collabs.shop/axt8wu

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