Extended Body CDC Mayfly DUN - SBS

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Extended Body Mayfly – CDC

Hook: #16 Gamakatsu C12U/B
Thread: Danville Flymaster 6/0 Tan
Tail/Abdomen: Deer hair – approx 8 fibres (depending on fly size)
Thorax: Dubbed CDC
Wing: 2 x CDC Tufts

Step 1:
Place a needle in your vise. This will be used to make the extended body from the deer hair. Attached your thread:

Step 2:
Take about 8 deer hair fibers (depending on the size of fly you are tying), and tie onto the needle.

Step 3:
Rib the deer hair with the thread. Make sure you surround the needle with deer hair. This will ensure that you get a nice round body.

Step 4:
Apply a small amount of Dave’s Fleximent or Superglue to the entire body, and wait for it to dry halfway. Then pull the body off of the needle.

Step 5:
Place your hook in the vise, attach your thread, and cover the shank of the hook with thread.

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Step 6:
Tie in your deer hair body onto the hook. Take 2 tufts of CDC (colour of choice – I prefer light colours for visibility on the water, and also to imitate to translucent wing of the mayfly DUN). I do not “post� the tufts, because I want the wing to be able to move around and not be too stiff at it’s base.

Step 7:
Dub a small amount of CDC dubbing onto your thread.

Step 8:
Dub the body of the pattern. I prefer to make a fairly large head with the thread behind the hook eye. It somehow just balances the pattern in my mind – not required.

Step 9:
Whip finish the head.

Step 10:
Trim the tails of the pattern, leaving 3-4 of the fibers as tails.

General:
This fly floats like a cork due to the combination of deer hair and CDC. I prefer to use a hook with protrudes well into the water, and where the gape is free of the actual materials. This ensures a proper “ride� in the water, and will ensure proper hook-ups as well. The added “weight� of the low hook will also ensure that the fly rides the correct way up.

[Michael]

Nice Pattern Mario! Thanks.

[Troep]

Now that is what I call an awesome fly!!

Very nice fly!!

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Thanks Troep. Floats damn well, is very visible and takes fish!!! Easy to tie as well.

[Babyson]

Very nice fly! I am going to give it a go as soon as I can find some decent deer hair! The stuff seems to be scarce now days, or am I looking at all the wrong places?

Rob

[rols]

Thanks Mario
Wish I had it yesterday then we could have attempted it last night at the tying session. Looks like a lekka fly.
Cheers

[Jason]

Nice fly boet. Here's a little tip. Put a thin strip of copper wire in-between the deerhair. You can then manipulate the hair to a nice curvy shape. Not necessary but does add another dimension to the fly and does not affect the floatability too much.

[croozer]

Thanks for that !

Was waiting to see when you'd post it

Will be definitely tying this pattern in preperation for the next onslaught!

Shaun

[Scythe]

Excellent pattern.