CDC Baetis Dun Tying Instructions |
Materials:
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Actual Baetis 
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Notes: Cul-de-canard (CDC) was first marketed into the United States in 1990 by Dennis Black of Umpqua Feather Merchants. The material had been used in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland since the 1920's with Moustique patterns. | ||
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The late Shane Stalcup was one of the early tiers to utilize this material in the United States and he adapted the CDC as a replacement for the Deer Hair wing on a Comparadun pattern in the late 1980's. The CDC dun utilizes CDC material for the wing. It can be tied in a comparadun style without a hackle due to the high floatation character of CDC. This is a progression of the No-Hackle pattern that was introduced by Swisher and Richards in the 1970's. The CDC can also be used as a wingpost with a parachute hackle surrounding the post. Rene Harrop wrote about CDC in the July issue 1991 of Fly Fisherman magazine and showed his version of a CDC Parachute Dun. The hackle provides a somewhat higher profile and will withstand faster currents. Marc Petitjean popularized many techniques for utilizing CDC and created dun patterns with split wings. 
