CDC BWO Dun

This CDC BWO is a Blue Wing Olive dun pattern that works great when the Olive's are coming off the water.

Start your thread a third of the way down the shank from the eye and lay a thread base back to the hook bend. Take several fibers from a Cree hackle feather to use for the tails. I tend to tie the tails a little longer to help stabilize the fly on the water's surface, but tie them on the center top of the hook at the bend - at least a hook shank in length. Next tie in a Polish Quill in Golden Olive back to the hook bend. This will create a nice segmented abdomen. After securing the quill, return the thread back to the one-third point. Before wrapping the quill, I will add a very light layer of superglue to help the quill stick as you are forming the abdomen. Take touching wraps of the quick up to the point you left your thread, tie it off, and remove the excess. To make the quill really pop and make the fly more durable, add a light layer of thin UV resin to the abdomen and cure it.

Moving to the front, add a thread base up to the eye and return the thread to the midsection of thorax area. Tie in two black CDC feathers - with the tips extending over the hook eye. Before fully securing the feathers, draw them back until they are about a hook shank in length. Finish securing the CDC and remove the excess. Advance the thread the front of the CDC feathers and add several jam wraps to the base of the feathers to help them stand up. Then move your thread back to where the thorax meets the abdomen.

Tie in an appropriately sized Cree hackle feather. Once secured and the stem is removed, add a very small amount of natural colored squirrel dubbing to the thread. Dub it really loosely, then dub the thorax up to an eye length behind the hook eye. Next, hackle the fly with the Cree hackle. You will likely get more wraps behind the CDC feathers than in front. Secure the hackle and remove it closely at the stem. Whip finish and the fly is done!