FlyTyer15 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2014 Does any body have any good effective CDC patterns. I bought a bag of dark dun CDC and realized that I have no patterns for it. I've seen it under the elk wing on an elk hair caddis but wanted to tie some other things. All is appreciated. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2014 Google Marc Petitjean, Shane Stalcup and Rene Harrop.Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steiner 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2014 CDC & Elk. http://youtu.be/7iXWIS9dprM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene L 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2014 Added to the suggestions above, Hans Weilenmann is a CDC master. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBBruce77 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2014 Adding CDC to almost any pattern seems to make them better. I used to have an annual order for Prince Nymph's with an CDC collar. I will second Hans W. but his web site seems to be down but his videos available on YouTube. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2014 Look for posts from "Eide" and "DryFly Purist". Both of them have posted numerous excellent flies using CDC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2014 Can I suggest some tools that you might find useful to go with your CdC? Don't worry If you haven't got these around the house you can make or buy them for pennies. The first one is three needles in a handle. Mine is a commercial one from Marryat, but three needles in a piece of tubing will work just as well. What you do with it is trap the stem of the CdC feather between the needles and roll it up. Then you can trim the fibres off the stem in a bunch. Great for making wings for F Flies and caddis flies and a good way to make CdC dubbing. You will get much more value out of your CdC doing it this way. It may take three or four feathers to tie a, say, size 14 F Fly. By using this tool you will get two out of one feather. Second is a bulldog clip. Again you use it to hold the fibres from one (or several) feather(s) for when you want to set them into your thread or a dubbing loop. The possibilities of this technique are endless. The example below is based on a Marc Petitjean style dun. In this the CdC is set into the thread and teased up and back as you wind. Floss is tied in before the thorax and brought through the clump of fibres to split them. Like the thorax cover on a nymph. The body is a CdC feather tied in and pulled through the thread then twisted and wound. These are very very good dun imitations. As for patterns, you could do worse than start with the F Fly. Just a thread body and CdC wing in colour and size to suit your situation. Simple and very effective. You'll have a box full of them in no time. One note. When you go to fish these flies you should take some means to dry them, Amadou, is good but the synthetic alternatives work well, as does desiccant powder. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chase Creek 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2014 I second taking a look at DryFly Purist's posts. CDC isn't as popular here in the States as it is in Europe, That's kind of mystifying, it's a wonderful material. I would suggest getting a copy of the book "Tying Flies with CDC", by Leon Links if you can find one. I use it in many standard patterns, like the GRHE nymph, as secondary hackle on soft hackle flies, etc. Very versatile material. By the way, the F Fly is about as simple a pattern as you'll ever see, and it works! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2014 One of the best tiers I have come across is Sasa Stosic I fortunately get to see almost all of his patterns, on FB, which he ties with CDC...here are a few: http://www.musicarenje.com/index.php/fly-tying-mainmenu-37 PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stevester 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2014 Crackaig, I thought the F-fly just used one or two CDC tips as the wing? I have seen that tool in catalogs but never really saw one in use so it seems a little puzzling to me. Of course a lot of things have become puzzling to me as the years go by. Any hints on where to see that three needle tool in use? Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeBillingsley 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2014 Steve, Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu930ivb_sI It takes a while for the video to get to the tool, but it eventually gets there. Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2014 While you are at it you might take a look at the new Petitjean Stacker.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d9vlTFEi4EIt works like the Marryat Tool by gathering up the CDC fibers. It will also work with a bulldog clip.Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randyflycaster 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2014 So, should one choose between the stacker and the feather winding tool? They both seem to do the same thing. Do they? Randy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickZieger 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2014 Flytyier's page is the new web site for Hans Weilermanb. Just tried it and it came up. Rick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeBillingsley 0 Report post Posted March 12, 2014 Randy, They both do basically the same thing - get the fibers off of a CDC feather stem (or other feathers, too) and have them bunched and lined up. I have both tools and I can't say that one is easier or harder to manipulate than the other. You can also tear the fibers off the stem a few at a time, like Davie McPhail does, but that's not as much fun as using a tool and you don't get to spend more money and accumulate more tying stuff! I'm sure some tiers definitely prefer one over the other. Joe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
