ok, to finish off the CDC quiz.
1) who came up with the term 'Cul de Canard' ? as noted earlier, the author is Henri Bresson.
as for the second part,
2) what exactly was he referring to ? he was referring to a fly design he came up with which turned out to be an amazing pattern (even though it don't look like much...)
before this pattern, the term CDC was used in its original and 'less vulgar' form,
Croupion de
Canard. 'Croupion meaning 'Rump'. if we look at this region closely (
) and where these feathers actually come from, the Uropygial gland situated on
top of the tail feathers and not at the 'Cul' below... the original designation, although a bit less 'haw-haw funny' than the latter seems more appropriate.
more gland info here-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uropygial_glanda wee bit of info on the man in english here-
http://www.gourmetfly.com/Tourjur3.htmand here's the best i could find that shows the original pattern, materials, and tying instructions.
thread- yellow
abdomen- swan quill
thorax/wing/legs) cdc palmered, trimmed after completion if needed/wanted, simples !
sure, this was more for the tying geeks but i thought it would make for some interesting trivia.
cheers,
marc
ps- do i get a prize because no-one found the response ?
