Description
The Shuttle Cock Brown Dry Fly is a CDC emerger with an essential profile, designed for the most selective grayling and trout, those on heavily fished waters that have seen it all. Hand-tied in Italy, the set includes 3 flies.
Its secret lies in its posture on the water. The grey CDC tuft, tied at the head and facing forward like the feathers of a badminton shuttlecock, keeps only the front part of the fly afloat; the slim body in 10/0 brown tying thread, thanks to the curve of the grub hook, hangs below the water’s surface. This is exactly the position of an insect emerging from its shuck: vulnerable, motionless, impossible to refuse.
The brown body, a natural brown shade, imitates small emergers with dark, earthy tones, mayflies and midges that hatch throughout much of the season: a subtle colour, perfect for fish that reject anything looking artificial.
The CDC floats naturally and moves at the slightest hint of current, while the stripped-down body gives the fish nothing to be suspicious of. This is the fly to tie on when fish are rising but ignoring traditional dry flies.
Available on barbless grub hooks in sizes #16, #18 and #20.
Features
- Hook: grub, barbless
- Body: 10/0 brown tying thread
- Wing: grey CDC tuft
- Hook sizes: #16, #18, #20
- Pack: 3 flies
Key strengths:
- Emerger posture: head afloat, body in the film
- Grey CDC tuft, natural and highly visible floatation
- Slim body in 10/0 brown thread
- Deadly on selective, heavily fished grayling and trout
- Barbless hooks #16-#20, Made in Italy
For the days when fish seem impossible.
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