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Post by leverlover on Mar 15, 2008 1:26:26 GMT -4
Show me a fish that is surface feeding on duns, and I'll show you a fish that can be taken on the emerger. This particular pattern is a killer during the March Brown hatch, but I've adjusted the colors and used it on every hatch throughout the season. Hook- Mustad C49s Thread- Tan Tail/Shuck- Brown Antron Body- March Brown Hairline Underwing- Gray CDC Overwing- Deer Hair Begin by tying in Antron tail...... Apply dubbing to thread, and wind thread to just past the bend of the hook.... Wrap dubbed thread to just behind hook eye, and tie in clump of CDC, then tie in the deer hair. Use a comb to even out deer hair tips. Grab the deer hair butts, and stroke them up and back. Carefully wrap the tying thread THROUGH the deer hair. When you reach the front, tie off, trim deer hair and whip finish. I tie a ton of these each year. Last year, on the Broadheads in the Poconos I managed to have the best day of fishing in my life using this emerger. BTW...the deer hair floats like a cork, and some folks wonder if the CDC is neccesary. The reason for the CDC is not for floatation, but for illusion. The CDC holds air bubbles and creates the illusion of a mayfly strugging to leave the shuck.
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Post by palongbow on Mar 15, 2008 8:23:56 GMT -4
Can you just use CDC versus tieing in the deer hair?
Ron
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Post by leverlover on Mar 15, 2008 13:27:59 GMT -4
Can you just use CDC versus tieing in the deer hair? Ron Sure. But the deer hair gives the illusion of a newly emerged mayfly struggling to dry its wings. In addition to that, the deer hair also makes the fly much more visable on the water.
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