"The" Cul de Canard

[Spider]

Do any of you tie the above pattern ? Malcolm Greenhalgh did it on one of his DVDs .....supposed to be a brilliant dun pattern , although a bit more awkward than it looks. CDC body ( in olive) and CDC wing.

Has anyone tried it - or is it no better than a normal F Fly ?

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by Spider

Do any of you tie the above pattern ? Malcolm Greenhalgh did it on one of his DVDs .....supposed to be a brilliant dun pattern , although a bit more awkward than it looks. CDC body ( in olive) and CDC wing.

Has anyone tried it - or is it no better than a normal F Fly ?

Yes and Yes, i think there is an SBS of it on here somewhere by Tango, it might be the Iron Blue version....

[tubefly]

Spider

Is this what you are looking for


http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying...-de-canon.html


Harry

[noeyedeer]

I've seen him tie it "Live" recently and it's slightly different from the "normal" F fly. He used a longer CDC plume for the body (wrapped around the shank from opposite hook barb), then tied in a few CDC for the wing, followed by bringing the "body" feather round to form a more bulbous head, which he reckoned was the key difference with his pattern. - I have his book too but not at my side at the mo.
since I'm s'posed to be putting the kids to bed

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Originally Posted by tubefly

Spider
Is this what you are looking for
http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying...-de-canon.html
Harry

That's nice, but not the one he tied that I saw. I have a pic I took on my phone (blurry) but may be a while before I can post it.

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Here you go (That's MG in the white shirt - well, part of him!)

[Spider]

Originally Posted by tubefly

Spider

Is this what you are looking for


http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying...-de-canon.html


Harry

Sorry mate, not the fly i'm looking for ......

that bulbous head mentioned by the man who should be putting his kid to bed is awkward ( even if i only told an ultra fast bed time story tonight ....the season cometh .....)

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Originally Posted by Buzz

Yes and Yes, i think there is an SBS of it on here somewhere by Tango, it might be the Iron Blue version....

Buzz, do you mean its not any better than the legendary F Fly ?

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Also, how many plumes should be used for size 14 ( i used about 5 thinnish plumes ) and 16 ?

[Buzz]

As i understand it , its an emerger pattern not a dun, its got its bum firmly under the surface.

You keep asking if one pattern is "better" than another, IMO they can both work wonders in their day, some days F flies kill others the Cul will attract more fish, who knows!

As for the number of plumes, i use enough to make them float which can vary from 2 for a size 14 to 5 depending on the quality of the feather.

[Spider]

Originally Posted by Buzz

As i understand it , its an emerger pattern not a dun, its got its bum firmly under the surface.

You keep asking if one pattern is "better" than another, IMO they can both work wonders in their day, some days F flies kill others the Cul will attract more fish, who knows!

As for the number of plumes, i use enough to make them float which can vary from 2 for a size 14 to 5 depending on the quality of the feather.

Cheers Buzz, you'll be glad to know that another similar request has just gone up !