CDC Parachutes

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 flank over cream, gray, or blue dun antron

Body: Olive micro tubing

Post: Cream or blue dun antron

Hackle: Natural gray CDC fibers in a dubbing loop

Thorax: Olive hare’s ear dub with a little bit of Ice Dub 

 

Tight Lines,

Conner