Try these flies and join the many anglers count on these flies above all others in the most demanding dry fly fishing situations!

Fishing on crowed rivers can be challenging and sometimes a frustrating experience. Our streams and rivers receive unbelievable and continuous fishing pressure. Most fly anglers are fishing the same traditional flies using the same techniques to very wary trout. Many of the patterns available to purchase and the materials and concepts used to tie the patterns have flaws, in some cases critical flaws, that quickly undermine the anglers chance for success. Problems common to traditional patterns are inaccurate color, poor proportions, poor floatation, and poor visibility, especially in smaller sizes. Important fly patterns, critical on streams where smaller flies dominate, are also often ignored by many fly shops and commercial fly tiers.

East Coast CDC Flies are tied with natural CDC utilizing a unique tying technique that allows us to capture the most buoyant part of the CDC feather without using the tips or stem. Our patterns are tied specifically to match all of the predominant East Coast hatches. We have concentrated on key stages of the life cycle often overlooked by most commercial tiers.

Why buy TCO Innovations East Coast CDC Flies?

We use natural CDC to tie almost all of our patterns

1. Natural CDC is extremely buoyant.
2. CDC feathers contain thousands of tiny barbules which trap and hold air allowing the feather, and the fly, to float.
3. Natural CDC has the highest ratio of barbules per fiber (no fibers are damaged in the dying process).
4. Natural CDC is loaded with natural CDC oil which helps keep the fibers and tiny barbules water resistant.
5. Natural CDC has the color and translucency of the natural mayfly, caddis, or midge wing.
6. CDC feathers provide a soft, natural, and lifelike silhouette.
7. CDC feathers naturally catch and reflect light. This makes the fly visible to the fish and the fly fisher.
8. CDC is extremely light. Our flies are not heavy or bulky and do not cause twisting of leaders & tippets. The flies can be presented delicately, even in the largest sizes.
9. CDC moves naturally which helps give wings the illusion of motion.

TCO CDC Patterns utilize Exclusive TCO Dubbing

All dubbing used in our patterns is dyed and blended by us at TCO to match the hatch. The use of TCO Dubbing is not only perfect in color but is utilized in the correct proportions both in body size and appropriate proportions of the throax and body colors.

Our unique tying techniques increase the effectiveness of the patterns

1. We utilize the most buoyant portion of the CDC feather by stripping the fibers from the stem. Our technique of stacking and stripping produces a more natural and much more buoyant wing than the use of just the tips of the feather.
2. Our flies are tied to match the color and proportions of the natural insect. Our caddis patterns correctly imitate the color distinction between the thorax and the abdomen. The wings on our mayfly and caddis patterns also accurately depict the length and position of the natural.
3. Our patterns are tied on extra wide gape, light wire hooks which increases hooking percentage without unwanted weight.
4. TCO CDC flies consistently land upright, in a position to catch fish.

East Coast CDC flies effectively match major hatches and their stages. These patterns consistently catch fish on the toughest streams and rivers anywhere.

East Coast CDC Flies - Exclusive Patterns:

CDC Thorax Dun
Our CDC Thorax Dun takes the more traditional thorax pattern (typically tied with turkey flats which are heavy, opaque, and water absorbent) and substitutes a natural CDC wing which is very light, translucent, and naturally buoyant. This adaptation on the Thorax Dun style makes it one of the most effective mayfly imitation available. Combined with TCO Innovations hatch matching East Coast Dubbing and these patterns fool even the most wary trout on the East Coast, or Anywhere!

CDC No-Hackle Dun
Our CDC No-Hackle Dun is a very realistic imitation that sits very low in the surface film yet is still very buoyant and visible. Our No-Hackle Dun is incredibly effective in a variety of water conditions from riffles & pocket water to long slow glides. Our tying technique utilizes the most buoyant part of the natural CDC feather (without any stem) and allows the wing to be full and long while remaining translucent and natural looking. This pattern is tied in from size 12 through size 26.

CDC No-Hackle Spinner
The CDC No Hackle Spinner provides the same advantages of visibility and incredible buoyancy as the No-Hackle Dun but with variations to match the prolific and complex spinner falls found on our East Coast rivers and streams.

CDC Egg Laying Spinner
A defined egg sac is added to our most popular No-Hackle Spinner patterns. These hard to find patterns can be deadly when fish are only selectively feeding on fully spent spinners.
CDC "Pop" Emerger
The CDC "Pop" Emerger is not only one of our most popular patterns, it may be the most effective emerger imitation we've ever fished. This pattern is designed to imitate a mayfly struggling to pop through the surface tension. The body extends down through the surface film into the water however unlike most emerger patterns, the CDC wing keeps the fly buoyant and easily visible. This pattern is extremely effective in sizes 14 through 26.

CDC Adult Caddis
Our CDC Adult Caddis is another departure from the fly tying "norm". Most commercially tied adult caddis patterns are tied with the same color thorax and abdomen color (and it's usually the wrong color, at least for the East Coast). Our patterns are tied with abdomen colors dyed and blended specifically to match the caddis flies predominant in our East Coast rivers and streams. In addition, we use a buggy brown/grey rabbit fur blend for the thorax area of our caddis patterns which accurately matches the proportions and color of the natural.

CDC Almost Adult Caddis
The CDC Almost Adult Caddis is a copy of our CDC Adult Caddis pattern, however we've added and antron trailing shuck. This pattern is deadly when fish are selectively feeding on emerging, still-born, or crippled caddis.

CDC Egg Laying Caddis
The CDC Egg Laying Caddis is another pattern important to certain rivers and streams in the East. We've added a defined green egg sac to our Black and Cream Caddis patterns to create this deadly, yet difficult to find pattern.

CDC "Pop" Midge
Finally, a midge pattern that you can actually see. It's not only visible, It's one of the most effective midge patterns available anywhere! The "Pop" midge imitates a midge struggling to break through the surface tension, the time when it is most vulnerable to feeding trout. The "Pop" Midge is extremely effective whenever fish are taking midge emergers or adults. It's also available in the micro sizes, down to size #26, which are almost impossible to find.

Trico Sparkle-Wing Spinner
Although not tied with CDC, we think this Trico spinner is a very worthwhile addition to our line of East Coast Flies. We've carefully examined Trico's on many streams and rivers of the East. Our patterns are tied with our own carefully dyed and blended dubbing to exactly match the colors of the natural. In addition to near perfect colors, our Trico's are tied down to size #26 on a extra wide gape hook to keep your hooking percentage high. These concepts are also incorporated in our Trico "Pop" Emerger and Trico No-Hackle Dun.

CDC Flying Ant
This important summer and fall terrestrial floats very well and is easy to see. The CDC Flying Ant is a useful pattern throughout the East and fishes as well as any ant pattern we've used. The CDC Flying Ant is available in both cinnamon and black.

Try these flies and join the many anglers count on these flies above all others in the most demanding dry fly fishing situations!