About the Cranefly CDC & Elk Trout Fly
The Cranefly CDC & Elk is a prolific fish-taker that brings plenty of fun when trout are looking up for a decent terrestrial snack. It’s designed as a crane fly (daddy longlegs) style dry, combining the buoyancy and buggy outline of CDC with the stability of an elk hair wing, so it sits confidently on the surface and remains visible in a chop.
It can be used throughout the season on blustery days when the terrestrials are plentiful and the wind is knocking them off bankside vegetation onto the water. When that happens, trout often patrol the margins and sip confidently, and this fly offers exactly the kind of easy, high-calorie mouthful they’re expecting.
Fishing Tips:
- Best conditions during windy/blustery days when terrestrials are being blown onto the water
- Fish it close to the bank, along reed lines, under trees, and anywhere the wind is pushing food onto the surface.
- A dead-drift is often all you need; if fish are tracking but not taking, try a tiny twitch to suggest a struggling insect.
Country of origin for this trout fly: America
This trout fly is designed to be fished on Dams & Reservoirs, Rivers & Streams, Still Water
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