Fly tying with Andrew Herkes - How to tie a CDC Mayfly

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It’s that time of year when Mayflies start to appear on our waters. This pattern most closely represents the biggest and best known of the British up-winged flies Ephemera Danica or the Green Drake. With a hollow silicone detached body and CDC wing and hackle, this pattern makes an excellent dry fly that floats extremely well.
In Britain and Ireland the main hatch usually begins somewhere between mid May and the first week of June, but there are regional variations. The hatch generally begins early in the afternoon and continues for several hours.
Well worth tying and well worth having in your fly box. If you’d like to know how to make the detached bodies check out the tutorial; Fly Tying for Beginners - How to make an extended mayfly body • Fly tying with Andrew ...
Materials
Hook - Partridge Czech Nymph #20
Thread - Uni 70 Tan
Body - Translucent Silicone, Natural Opossum, SLF Golden Olive
Hackle - 2 Medium CDC Natural Brown
Head - Wing 1 Dark Olive and 1 White medium CDC
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[@AndrewHerkesFlyFishing]

Thanks so much for the support on this video. Body tutorial coming tomorrow!! 🎣

[@michaeljmckinnon2960]

another great life like fly

[@williamcrawford7857]

Very nice.

[@AndrewHerkesFlyFishing]

Thanks William ;)

[@jafiraultza2232]

Very nice fly. How do you make the body? I would likte to try to make some lfly like that. Cheers for the all the videos. Very goof job!

[@HerkRFC]

javier arevalo thank you! I’ll be posting a video on making the videos tomorrow. It’s essentially some silicone bathroom sealant and two colours of dubbing. Keep an eye on the channel tomorrow. Thanks for watching ;)

[@jafiraultza2232]

Herk1982 I will for sure.

[@АнатолийЗайцев-я1щ]

Великолепно 🤝👍

[@carolinewilson8414]

NICE how do you make the body thanks drej

[@AndrewHerkesFlyFishing]

+caroline wilson Hey! Thank you :) there’s a video on the channel showing how the body is made. It’s the one after that one.