CDC Biot Spinner

HOOK: 1X Fine wire, Standard shank, Turned-Down eye; e.g., TMC 100 or equivalent; sizes 16-20 THREAD: Olive UNDERWING: Light blue dun CDC, tied spread-eagled (spinner style) OVERWING: Light blue dun Z-lon TAIL: Light blue dun Betts' Tailing Fibers. Use 2-4 and split them. ABDOMEN: Olive turkey biot THORAX: Medium olive or olive-brown Superfine

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Uses

Use to imitate mayfly spinners when the natural spinners are on the water and trout are taking them from the surface.

Variations

This dressing is for a blue-winged olive mayfly spinner. Other mayflies can be imitated by using hook sizes and body colors that match the natural insect. See the mayfly pages for details of different mayfly species.

How to Fish

Do NOT dress the fly with floatant! CDC flies should be fished au natural. When a fly no longer floats well, put it in a small container of powdered descicant, such as Dry Shake, and shake it up. This removes the moisture, and you're ready to cast again.

Use standard dry fly presentations.

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