looking for a fly

[markp12]

Just started fly fishing and was out at Craufordland near fenwick in Ayrshire. Was there for a good few hours and did't catch anything when an old man came up and asked what fly i was using, told him i hadn't a clue and he gave me one of his and said thats what their taking. After a few casts with this fly i managed to hook one.
The problem is i have now lost the fly and can't recall the exact name of it. I have search all over the internet but to no avail, i can remember it was something like a 'kullney kinard'. Any help would be much appreciated.

[GAZJB]

Cul De Canard?
This is a feather that is taken from a Ducks back side if you will, it is waterproff because it is found near the secreation gland of the duck. It could have been an "F" fly, this is tired soley with Cul De Conard feathers. Google images then type F Fly and you will see. Hope this has helped, GAZ

[markp12]

Yeah just found a picture of it, thanks GAZJB

[desmitch]

Originally Posted by markp12

Just started fly fishing and was out at Craufordland near fenwick in Ayrshire. Was there for a good few hours and did't catch anything when an old man came up and asked what fly i was using, told him i hadn't a clue and he gave me one of his and said thats what their taking. After a few casts with this fly i managed to hook one. The problem is i have now lost the fly and can't recall the exact name of it. I have search all over the internet but to no avail, i can remember it was something like a 'kullney kinard'. Any help would be much appreciated.

------------------------------------------------- Just an aside but I caught my first trout on a fly in Fenwick burn. The fly was a Cock-Y- bodda. Until then I was a mad coarse fisherman and whilst in the RN, in the dry dock in troon I used to fish the White cart (runs out of Loch Winnoch) (spelling?) for roach and Perch. That was 50 years ago and I still spend my days seeking out the wild brownies in the burns (streams) of yorkshire. I also recall fishing a small reservoir on Fenwick moor had a huge 3m diameter concrete pipe draining water from the hills and night fly fishing on the Clyde (and that was hairy)

[heppy9]

It will have been a cul de canard fly commonly known as a CDC! There are many variants of it! A good one the now is a yellow owl which is hard to get a hold of bit couple of folk on eBay sell them!