CDC Spinner
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Fly: Wayne Luallen, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann
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Hook: |
Daiichi 1110 #14-22 |
| Thread: |
Gudebrod 8/0 or 10/0, color to match dubbing or contrast with it (i.e., using olive thread on Callibaetis dubbing to darken it a bit for the spinner and white on the same dubbing to maintain the color.) |
| Tails: |
Hard hair (i.e. elk neck), Microfibetts, or Rob McLean's Super Tails |
| Rib: |
clockwise twisted thread (slightly darker than abdomen to enhance
segmentation) wound conventional direction that migrates from hook bend to
eye in a natural progression so that no real effort is required to place the
winds. Also twisted will sink into the flat winds of thread helping protect
them from fraying |
| Abdomen: |
Flattened thread of color to match the natural forming a tapered body |
| Wing: |
Nature's Spirit CDC Goose feather, white or dun tied in tip first. (see tying notes) |
| Thorax: |
Fur dubbing to match the natural |
Tying notes:
The tip of the CDC feather is trimmed out to get rid of the feather shaft/rachis.
The feather is mounted very much as you would a Compara-Dun wing. A bit of thread is placed in front of and under the CDC feather tips to slightly lift them upright.
Dub in front of and behind the wing. Push the wing tips back with the
thumbnail to split the barbs right and left. While keeping the barbs separated right and left, pull the quill end of the feather over the top, much as a wing case on a nymph. This will separate the barbs side to side and keep them in place. Tie down at the eye. Whip finish and trim off the waste end.
The natural ends of the barbs may be left alone or trimmed to a more realistic wing shape.
Various synthetics can be combined with the wing (i.e., sparkle organza,
Hi-Viz, Micro-Zelon, Z-Lon, etc.) to add a bit of sparkle.
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