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I have a ton of CDC on my hands right now from the past duck hunting season. All this CDC has led to some experimenting, and lately I’ve been playing around with CDC dubbing loop hackle. I tied these two parachutes using a CDC fibers in a dubbing loop in place of the standard chicken hackle. It can be a little tricky to get the “hackle” to behave, but I’m pretty happy with the results. These guys should work pretty well on the flat water where the trout demand a little more realistic fly.   Hook: #16 Mustad Signature Series fine wire dry fly hook Thread: Olive 8/0 UNI Tail: Lemon wood duck Body: Gray “Adams” superfine dubbing Post: Fibers from a brown wood duck breast feather Hackle: Natural gray CDC fibers in a dubbing loop   Hook: #16-22 Mustad Signature Series dry Thread: Olive 8/0 UNI Tail: Barred mallard…

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