Published Sep 1. 2015 - 8 years ago
Updated or edited Jan 7. 2020

Diving CDC & Elk

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The CDC & Elk family

Hans Weilenmann's CDC & Elk is a fly as good as they come. Still a lot of people - including Hans himself and the author - have made variations. This article covers a whole bunch of CDC & Elk variations.

Meet the family here

Originator: 
Hans Weilenmann
Pattern type: 
Nymph
Skill level/difficulty: 
Easy
Materials: 
Hook
Mustad Signature C49S (or equivalent light wire scud hook) #8-#16
Bead
Tungsten, black
Thread
Uni-thread 6/0, brown
Abdomen
Natural dun CDC feather, tied in CDC&Elk style (Type 4)
Wing/head
Fine deer hair, tied short and sparse
Thorax
Argentinean hare, dark grey

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