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Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #630 on: 01/07/2013 at 23:04 »
HEY !!! THE CDC QUESTION THING ISN'T FINISHED YET !!! :z4 :z4 :z4

answer coming tonight if none find the answer...

cheers,
marc

Is it something to do with the preen gland Marc?

Cheers
Mike

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #631 on: 02/07/2013 at 10:58 »
Way to go Jim!  :z16

 :z1

Indeed, well done Jim  :z16
If anyone gets the location of the second pic in the Alfa version of 'where's waldo?' I'd be uber impressed, third one isn't exactly easy either........ I was there and I'm having difficulty remembering  :z7

H :cool:

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #632 on: 02/07/2013 at 11:32 »
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I was there and I'm having difficulty remembering 

Ah the age related, short term memory problem... :z7

It is tricky so lets just say it's on the Beauly and it's the view point above a hydro scheme. The downstream view looks like this



 :z1

Eddie Sinclair

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #633 on: 02/07/2013 at 12:24 »
Aigas Dam?

Eddie. :z8 :z8

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #634 on: 02/07/2013 at 12:49 »
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Aigas Dam?

Eddie. 

See now it wasn't that hard. :z4
Nice one Eddie.

So where is the last one?

 :z1

Eddie Sinclair

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #635 on: 02/07/2013 at 13:01 »
3rd one nae idea  ???

Eddie.

Marc Fauvet

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #636 on: 02/07/2013 at 13:54 »
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 ( :z4) 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_gland

a wee bit of info on the man in english here- http://www.gourmetfly.com/Tourjur3.htm

and 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 ?  :z1

Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #637 on: 02/07/2013 at 15:03 »
ps- do i get a prize because no-one found the response ?  :z1


No ....... :z7

Marc Fauvet

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #638 on: 02/07/2013 at 17:17 »
ok. in that case it's your turn  :z7

Jim Eddie

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #639 on: 02/07/2013 at 17:36 »
Aigas Dam?

Eddie. :z8 :z8

Kilmorack ?

 :z18

Jim

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #640 on: 02/07/2013 at 18:10 »
Nope.

Clue?
North of dam 1

 :z1

Jim Eddie

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #641 on: 02/07/2013 at 20:59 »
Nope.

Clue?
North of dam 1

 :z1

Mullardoch  ?

 :z18

Jim

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #642 on: 02/07/2013 at 22:42 »
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Mullardoch  ?

Warmer!
Clue 2. The section down to the dam is more like a river and you need to show your papers before you are allowed through the gate.

Full report on the week, including some amazing photos once this one is solved.  :z4

 :z1

Rob Brownfield

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #643 on: 03/07/2013 at 08:18 »
and you need to show your papers before you are allowed through the gate.

Colditz? or Dundee ;)

Euan Innes

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #644 on: 03/07/2013 at 10:47 »
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Colditz? or Dundee

 :z4 :z4 :z4
Oh and there is a curfew too....

 :z1

 




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