F Flies Again

[Wildfisher]

Have just taken delivery of a skip-load of CDC    I am going to ties some F flies. Have never used them so what are the best patterns and sizes in you opinion? 

[Traditionalist]

Have just taken delivery of a skip-load of CDC    I am going to ties some F flies. Have never used them so what are the best patterns and sizes in you opinion? 

http://www.ogmoreanglingassociation.com/htmfiles/Flies/Grayling%20Flies/F%20Flies/F%20Flies.html

http://www.fishandfly.com/articles/20060702_4/print

By the way, if you bleach the( dark! ) CDC it goes a, lovely amber shade!  Just use ordinary household bleach in warm water, Chuck a few feathers in and check now and again how things are going. When finished, rinse extremely thoroughly under running water.

May also be of interest to you;
http://flyfisherman.com/ftb/hwcdc/

TL
MC

[haresear]

Like Col, I've done well with the iflexifloss as a body. You can fine tune the shades by using different shades of thread as an underbody and stretching the flexifloss tight for a very light olive or use clear flexifloss for a really translucent effect.

I've done best with a medium olive body and also a beech colour. Both in sizes 20 to 14

I also usually loosely dub some CDC as a head/legs.

Alex

[aliferste]

This one does well for me when the waters low and the fish are a bit finicky.
http://www.wild-fishing-scotland.co.uk/flydatabase/locationdetail.php?loc=1857

not strictly an F fly as the wing sits more vertical and it has a tail but not a million miles from one.
cheers Colin.

I just love the look of that fly - I tied up a good few for this season. Who was it that came up with it .....was it not yourself ?

[Wildfisher]

By the way, if you bleach the( dark! ) CDC it goes a, lovely amber shade!  Just use ordinary household bleach in warm water, Chuck a few feathers in and check now and again how things are going. When finished, rinse extremely thoroughly under running water.

Mike, does this process remove the oils?  If so does it matter? Steve  at Cookshill also sent me a second skip-load of pure white CDC (from white domestic duck). How hard are these oily feathers to dye?

[Traditionalist]

By the way, if you bleach the( dark! ) CDC it goes a, lovely amber shade!  Just use ordinary household bleach in warm water, Chuck a few feathers in and check now and again how things are going. When finished, rinse extremely thoroughly under running water.

Mike, does this process remove the oils?  If so does it matter? Steve  at Cookshill also sent me a second skip-load of pure white CDC (from white domestic duck). How hard are these oily feathers to dye?

You must degrease the feathers before you bleach or dye them. CDC floats as result of the feather structure, the oils are basically irrelevant.

TL
MC

[Wildfisher]

Excellent info. for everyone there. Could hardly be easier.

[Traditionalist]

Have a look here as well;

http://www.pechetruite.com/Mouches/tying-puff.htm

http://www.pechetruite.com/Mouches/flies.htm

TL
MC

[Wildfisher]

Well, just tied up a range or these in 12 to 20. The waste fibres you don't use makes a great sparse dubbing too. Can't be many flies as easy to tie as these are.

[scotfly]

Fred make sure you have a Hare's Ear "f" fly and a Peacock Herl "f" fly. When tying them keep the body as slim as possible.
Also try them on a variety of hooks such as Kamasan B100, Partridge K14st (Ollie Edwards Emerger) etc. The different style hooks can make all the difference on the day.

Put up a couple of CDC patterns for you today.