CDC Sedge

Sedge dry-fly option

Sea trout · TroutSurface

A bushy CDC wing over a dubbed body — sits high enough to skate if you want it to. Fish it static for cautious risers or dibble it through the wave on a drift.

Fish this when

Summer and autumn when sedges are tumbling across the surface, particularly at dusk. Fish it static for selective trout or dibble on a loch drift.

Why it works

CDC gives a lifelike flutter that deer hair cannot match. When sedges are active, this is the first pattern out of the box and fish respond with conviction.

Naturals it imitates