What Are You Tying Today? 2026

[Arfly]

there's a wulff pack starting to gather on my desk .
#12 mustad 94840's and #14 mustad 9671's
i'm expecting more to show up.

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Very cool! Looks like you are in need of a size 10 so the Wulff pack has an alpha.

 

[SlingingWets]

Size 14 Tan X Caddis

 

[SlingingWets]

Size 14 Elk Hair Caddis

 

[dc410]

Fran Betters pattern - the Haystack, tied on a size 14 hook in a sulphur color scheme. This pattern was probably the precursor to our current day Comparadun patterns.

 

[SlingingWets]

Size 14 Elk Hair Caddis
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I’m exhausted and can’t sit at the desk anymore. Had the afternoon off and I tied a dozen each of 12, 14, and 16 in Elk Hair Caddis and X-Caddis in Tan and olive. Hopefully when not shoveling snow this weekend I can finish all the rest of my dry Caddis patters. Saving my favorite for last though - Henryville.

 

[dc410]

Saving my favorite for last though - Henryville.

Henryville Specials are just a really cool pattern!

 

[SlingingWets]

Henryville Specials are just a really cool pattern!

They catch a ton of fish as well!

 

[dc410]

One of my best producing Smallmouth bugs - my Olive Wooly Bomber. Tied on a size 6 Gamakatsu B10S hook and using the olive/grizzley saddle hackle that I just purchased from @mt_flyfisher yesterday.

 

[Mwo10mwo]

CDC Pheasant Trail. I have never once caught a trout on a pheasant tail based fly and I have been tying a lot recently. So hopefully these fish well.

 

[dc410]

CDC Pheasant Trail. I have never once caught a trout on a pheasant tail based fly and I have been tying a lot recently. So hopefully these fish well.

Are you tying your cdc collars conventionally or split thread or dubbing loop?

 

[Terry Murphy]

Messing around with MFC Scales n Tails .

 

[FollowTheBlueLines]

CDC Pheasant Trail. I have never once caught a trout on a pheasant tail based fly and I have been tying a lot recently. So hopefully these fish well.

Right there with you! Also never caught a trout on a pheasant based fly, though I haven’t really tried that many. Finally got my hands on some pheasant tail and have been enjoying tying with it

 

[Mwo10mwo]

Are you tying your cdc collars conventionally or split thread or dubbing loop?

I tie them tips first and wrap them 2-3x around the hook. I’m not sure how to get more fibers though, first time ever working with CDC!

 

[dc410]

I tie them tips first and wrap them 2-3x around the hook. I’m not sure how to get more fibers though, first time ever working with CDC!

Here is a series of photos I took while tying a Pheasant Tail
CDC soft hackle. You can incorporate any kind of dubbing and cdc together in a split thread or dubbing loop technique and it produces a really buggy thorax/collar. It’s definitely worth playing around with and it’s a much more durable fly as well.

 

[Mwo10mwo]

Here is a series of photos I took while tying a Pheasant Tail
CDC soft hackle. You can incorporate any kind of dubbing and cdc together in a split thread or dubbing loop technique and it produces a really buggy thorax/collar. It’s definitely worth playing around with and it’s a much more durable fly as well.

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Thank you so much, this is perfect!

 

[SlingingWets]

Here is a series of photos I took while tying a Pheasant Tail
CDC soft hackle. You can incorporate any kind of dubbing and cdc together in a split thread or dubbing loop technique and it produces a really buggy thorax/collar. It’s definitely worth playing around with and it’s a much more durable fly as well.

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If I only had the patience to use clips.

 

[dc410]

If I only had the patience to use clips.

Agreed, a certain amount of patience is required.

 

[dc410]

Sylvester Nemes style Partridge and Orange tied on a size 14 hook.

 

[SlingingWets]

I cant believe there aren't a million posts in this thread today. I had every intention of sitting at the tying desk all day and saying screw the snow but the pain of having to do all of the clean up tomorrow persuaded me to take care of my streetside stuff.

 

[Kms]

Jig mohair nymph with gold daisy bead “collar” #18