"Cul De Canard" in French.

[AnglerAdventurer]

Hi Flyfishermen,

The description "Cul De Canard" was reputedly coined in the late 1950s by French tier Henry Bresson for one of his patterns. The description has contributed to some confusion, especially when it was literally translated into English as "duck's butt" or "duck's arse" feathers. In fact, the preen gland is located on the back of the bird, a short distance up from where the tail feathers sprout from the skin.



Hook : Tiemco 103BL size 15
Thread : Uni Camel 8/0
Tail : Elk hair
Body : Uni Yarn Insect Green
Wing : CDC Light Olive
Hackle : Whiting Frams Light Dyed Dun


This is the time of the year for Mayflies........and I just tyed a CDC Pale Morning Dun dry fly for this season.

Sebaraus & Lampangs .........here I come!

Happy tying,

Huns.

[Admin]

Ichiban ichiban.

Huns san ichiban.

(Hope I got it right. Learned from Japan Hour)

[Qwek]

and very nicely DUN too!

Keep it coming Huns-san.


psst! keep it to yourself, I've been tying saltwater flies.

Cheers
Qwek

[mtshark]

Oooh, Huns,


Very nice fly ne...

Care to share your ingredients for each post?
Lttile sharkie here wants to learn too...

[AnglerAdventurer]

Hi mtshark,

Sure, that can be done.........I have included the "material" section together with all the tyed flies.

Happy tying,

Huns.

[trouty]

Hi there Mr Huns,

Very nice and impressive flies u tied.

May I know what camera do u use to took those macro shots?

I tried mine and it doesn't turn out very well.

And I also like ur tying desk...

[AnglerAdventurer]

Hi Trouty,

Thanks for the compliment and I am glad you have an interest in them.

I'm using a Sony DSC W series Cyber-shot digi camera. When I shoot my flies with this camera, I had it mounted on a tripod and set the self timer to snap the shot. By doing so, I eliminate any movement when using the closeup function to have a clearer picture. As for lighting, am using natural light from the window and I would suggest you use a white board as background to improve the ambient lighting. Finally, use the Adobe Photoshop to "crop and fix" your photo.

I saw your fly photo, the picture of the fly is not very clear......try using a tripod the next time round and you will see the difference.

Keep trying........in no time, you'll get it right.

Happy tying,

Huns. (hope this is of help to you)

[trouty]

Hi Mr. Huns,

Thank you for ur pointers. will try to use next a tripod next time. I think too much coffee is making my hands shake...Hahahaha..

Actually took some photos this afternoon wanting to post it, but after seeing ur comments and my pictures, I think I better go back and re-shoot the pictures. Haha.

My place is quite dark and can't get much natural lighting and mostly I took the pictures at nite when I'm free.

I'm using a Canon A85 digicam. The macro mode in auto function is not very good. Normally I will select the manual mode to adjust the macro to the maximum as well as adjusting the aperture and speed manually.

Thank you Mr. Huns, will try shooting again tonite.

cheers
trouty

[AnglerAdventurer]

Hi Trouty,

No worries.......just post your fly photos here! Hey, I'm no pro tyer here........we're here to share and learn from each other.

The Canon digi camera of yours is very good and maybe you should try the Macro mode again with the tripod. Try and keep the camera on the same level as the fly when taking the photo and use the end of the tooth-pick for mounting your fly. This way, the fly will stand out better rather than capturing the clip head with the fly on the picture.

Happy tying,

Huns.

P.S. I saw some dry flies on your desk photo(left side)
they look pretty good!

[trouty]

Hi Mr. Huns,

You have a very sharp eye..

Those are some duns taught to me by a Korean friend.

Sorry about the pictures..still trying to capture it with proper lighting as now i'm experimenting with the lighting position.

CDC Pale morning dun

Material used :
1) Size 13 hook
2) Elk hair for tail
3) Light olive dubbing for the body
4) CDC light olive for the wings







For the wings : select 2 CDC feathers, place them back to back, snip off about 1/3 or less off the top portion of the feathers. Tie on the wings at 45 degrees, using your thread to control the position. Depending on the hook size will determine how much u need for the wings to be snipped off. I used the top portion as it does have a nice profile, if not just trim.

Another version of the same fly only using different colour for the body.





Cannot find that kind of toothpick at home..so use a wine cock as a substitute...heehee

Will post other CDC flies in this thread.

cheers
trouty

[AnglerAdventurer]

Hey Trouty,

Great flies you have there! Wine cock will do too....hahaha!

Keep them coming......

Happy tying,

Huns.

PS. Are you somewhere in the East Asia region? The grapevine seems to be of the taller species to me.

[trouty]

Dear all,

Another experiment on the CDC mayfly. Different material used for the body. Peacock herl is used. Get rid of the fibres using your fingernails or an eraser. So as the body is wrap, the segmentation shows.
I build up the body with the thread before wrapping the peacock herl. Peacock herl doesn't tolerate bumps very much, as such building of the body with the thread has to be very careful. I still need more practice.
Stripped peacock herl is actually better use for pupas and emergers as it shows the segmentation quite clearly. But I just test it on the mayfly and see if it works.

Material used :
1) Size 13 hook
2) Elk Hair for the tail
3) Stripped peacock herl for the body
4) CDC natural for the wings
5) Natural or grey dubbing for the head. Tied in front and back of wings.





cheers
trouty