Cul de Canard Flies

This popular dry fly material has high buoyancy
due to trapping air in its mesh of fine fibres.


F Fly light olive*/dark olive F Fly natural/'bibio' F Fly white/black F Fly natural/light olive

F-Fly

the simplest of CDC flies.
For the body I use feather herl in most cases, just a few being dubbed. Almost any wing/body colour combination is possible. If you want something different from those illustrated, please ask.


Above:
light olive*/dark olive, natural/'bibio', natural/light olive, white/black

*This dyed colour is variable.

List code CF         Fulling Mill 31310 14 16 18 / B405 20         £0.70



CDC Humpy dark olive CDC Humpy light olive CDC Humpy natural

CDC Humpy

As designed by Agostino Roncallo.
This delicate little dry fly floats by means of a bubble of air trapped in the thorax, which consists of a CDC pompom of dubbing overlaid by a CDC thorax cover. The fly is constructed from a single CDC feather.


light olive, dark olive, natural

Kamasan B100 size 16 (light wire grub hook)

List code CH         16         £1.20



CDC loop CDC loop CDC loop CDC loop

CDC loop

There is no special name for this little fly, which like the above floats with a CDC bubble, but is simpler to tie.


Black & white, Blue-winged olive, Natural, Light olive

List code CL         Fulling Mill 31310 16 18 / B405 20         £0.70