Here is the fly pattern sheet for Harrop’s CDC Ant.
| Materials | |
| Hook: | TMC 206BL #16 |
| Thread: | 8/0 black or brown |
| Abdomen: | Black or cinnamon dubbing |
| Stabilizer: | 1 black moose hair on each side of abdomen (optional) |
| Wing: | 2 CDC feathers – dun or tan |
| Hackle: | Black or brown |
| Thorax: | Black or cinnamon dubbing |
Directions:
- Start thread on hook and advance to barb.
- Start dubbing abdomen backwards around hook curve then forward to hook point.
- Tie in one moose hair on either side of abdomen, a little longer than abdomen to stabilize the fly on the water.
- Tie on CDC with 2 loose wraps. Pull CDC to length. Tighten up with 2 or 3 more wraps.
- Tie on hackle but don’t wrap until after next step.
- Dub remaining abdomen and bring thread back to hackle tie-in.
- Wrap hackle 3 – 5 turns and tie off.
- Whip finish.
Note: Lately, I’ve been using Blue Ribbon Flies Midge Black dubbing and Rene’ Harrop’s Professional Dubbing – Rusty Spinner from Trouthunter for the abdomen of the Harrop’s CDC Ant..
If you’d like more information on CDC, check out my blog – Use Fly Patterns with CDC Feathers
These patterns are tough enough to maintain possession of them.
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