FLY: Mayfly Nymph - CFF (100 Fish Fly)
Submitted by Florin Sabac
2020-05-09 Demo'd at GRR Fly Tying by Florin Sabac.
COMMENTS
- High floating/visible year round Mayfly Nymph style dry fly targeting Cutthroat Trout in Alberta Foothills rivers, not lakes. Common to use Jul-Sep. Beautiful when Cutthroat come out of deep clear holes to surface to strike this fly.
- Developed by Don Anderson of Rocky Mountain House Alberta originally for Crow's Nest Pass rivers, Don's a well known Alberta Cane Rod builder.
- CFF stands for 100 (C) Fish Fly.
- Use of yarn is because it does not become water logged, can shake to remove water.
MATERIAL
- HOOK: TMC100 or equivalent size #14.
- THREAD: Black 6/0.
- TAIL: Brown Macramé Yarn or Z-Lon or polypropylene, unwoven.
- BODY: Peacock Herl - 3 strands.
- WING: White Macrame Yarn, unwoven.
- HACKLE: Grizzly Saddle #3 or worse.
METHOD
- THREAD: Tie on behind eye and wrap back down shank.
- TAIL: Tie some yarn on at end of shank, trim end of tail to a point/wedge shape.
- BODY: Two strands Peacock Herl, tie on at end of shank. Hold her and thread together, twist with rotating hackle pliers (ie Griffin or Tiemco brands) by clipping them together at end of herl, warp over shank behind eye. Twist the "peacock chenille" around shank to build up body. The thread makes the peacock here much more robust so doesn't unravel.
- WING: Tie on at behind eye, leaving room for hackle, trim length to just behind bend. should stick up at 45 degrees because of body.
- HACKLE: Bring thread to just behind eye, strip barbs off of feather, tie on behind eye with barbs to front. Wrap hackle behind eye 3 turns going backwards, tie on then wrap thread to eye, wiggle thread to minimize trapping barbs.
- FINISH: Whip finish twice (so that no need for head cement0, cut off thread. Trim and excess components.