Thursday, 7 January 2010

CDC Comparaduns #20





Hook: Partridge SLD #20
Thread: Sheer 14/0 (either tan or orange)
Tail: Coq de Leon
Abdomen & Thorax: Orvis Spectrablend (either brown or ginger)
Wing: 3 plumes of CDC

~Dave
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4 comments:

Nickolas Wright said...

Very nice flies Dave

7 January 2010 at 21:30
letumgo said...

First off, a hearty congratulations to you and your wife on the birth of your new baby.

Secondly, you have been busy cranking out great flies since the last time I checked in. Beautiful range of patterns and sizes. I recently bought some CDC so I can give some a go. I tried the other night to tye one of your small CDC dry flies and will need to keep practicing. My results were not very good...

9 January 2010 at 03:26
Peter said...

Hi Dave,
new to fly tying as I am can I ask for some advice about CDC.When tying a wing for a fly this small I presume only one feather is necessary, would I be right? Can I ask that when two feathers are used should they be placed face to face or back to back [given that they are concave anyway]?
regards

Peter

10 January 2010 at 14:37
Dave Wiltshire said...

Hi Peter,

I would suggest that on a #20 two plumes would suffice. One may not give you the long-lasting floatation you are looking for. Since you are only really using the tips (you'll have cut away the butts) two plumes still gives you a smallish wing. Experiment with different amounts. A glass of water can be useful to check how a fly sits - just take it our before refreshments ... ;)

With CDC, especially the short plumes, it doesn't really matter if the are back to back or not. Ideally perhaps, but not essential.

I plan to do a tutorial for this pattern. It is infact very simple. I hope that helps some. Feel free to message me if not.

~D.

10 January 2010 at 16:22

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