Davie McPhail's CDC Olive Quill Dun
Curtis - February 2022
There is a certain therapeutic aspect of watching/listening to Davie McPhail's YouTube videos but from a pure fishing and tying standpoint, he's got some winners no doubt. When I saw this pattern a number of months ago, I had been messing around with different styles of CDC wings on dry flies. I liked the simplicity of the wing style and as I tied up a few and tried them out, I was surprised at how well it floated. I've now fished them a few times on some hatches around the west here and in Argentina with great success. There's now a couple of rows in my mayfly box dedicated to this style of pattern. Give it a whirl....
Material List
- Hook: Fulling Mill 35050 Ultimate Dry Fly Hook, Barbless - 18
- Hook (alt): TMC 100B Dry Fly Hook, Black Nickel - 18
- Thread : Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0 Bulk Spool - Medium Olive
- Thread (alt): UTC Ultrathread 70 Denier - Olive
- Tail: Spanish Coq De Leon - Pardo
- Body: Magic Quills - Medium
- Thorax Mix 1: Ice Dub - UV Lt. Olive
- Thorax Mix 2: Fulling Mill CDC Feathers - 1G - Natural Grey
- Wing: Fulling Mill CDC Feathers - 1G - Natural Grey
- Wing (alt): Fulling Mill CDC Feathers - 1G - Light Dun
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