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  2. Cul de canard - Wikipedia

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    Cul de canard (CDC) (French for "duck bottom") are the feathers from the back of a duck directly around the preen gland (uropygial gland); they are very buoyant due to preen oil produced by the preen gland. They are used when tying dry flies for fly fishing.

  3. Fly tying - Wikipedia

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    Fly tying equipment enables the fly tyer to efficiently and effectively assemble and secure the materials on the hook to produce a particular type of fly. Fly tying materials were originally limited to various furs , feathers , threads and hooks .

  4. Fully dressed flies - Wikipedia

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    Salmon fly hook: Thread: black: Tail: usually feather fibers (i.e. tippets, hackle) Body: usually natural or light color dyed from rabbits, seal, and muskrat. Wing: the most complicated and intricate part; usually made from feathers and tips of feathers (i.e. turkey, duck, bustard, jay) either separate feathers or married feathers. Usually the ...

  5. Manufacturers of fly tying materials and tools - Wikipedia

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    The types of materials and tools that are produced include specialized fly tying hooks, metal and glass beads, feathers, thread, dubbing (animal or synthetic fibers used to coat threads), tinsel, wire, chenille, fly tying vises, tools to assist in manipulating materials, and a variety of other synthetic materials used in fly tying

  6. Artificial fly - Wikipedia

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    Artificial flies are constructed by fly tying, in which furs, feathers, thread or any of very many other materials are tied onto a fish hook. [ 1 ] Artificial flies may be constructed to represent all manner of potential preys to freshwater and saltwater fish , including aquatic and terrestrial insects, crustaceans , worms , spawn , small ...

  7. Jock Scott fly - Wikipedia

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    The Jock Scott is a dressed salmon fly created in 1850 by John (Jock) Scott, born at Branxholm in Roxburghshire in 1817. [2]The Jock Scott has been used as a metaphor for fly fishing in general.