Caddis dry
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
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate
Heritage
ModernClassicHeritage
Modern
· Switzerland, technique 1920s–30s — CDC popularised in the Jura tradition; no single named originator for this pattern
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