Swissflies CDC

CDC- naturemade fly tying product

The miracle feather, was first called by Charles Bickel (Vallorbe, Switzerland), inventor of the CDC fly in 1924, as "ailes grasses de la queue du canard" (greasy duck tail feather) later croupions de canard, or cul-de-canard (CDC).

For fine flies that are supposed to catch delicate fish even on calm, food-rich rivers, there is no getting around CDC feathers.

You need first quality CDC to make these wonderful fine flies, which catch fish where other flies have no chance, especially in these chalk streams, where the big trout have enough food and have time to inspect in detail the flies they take.

Swissflies can offer fly tiers the world's largest selection of high-quality CDC feathers (cul de canard) at the best prices.

When tying CDC flies, you should not waste your time with inferior CDC feathers.
Unfortunately, there are too many bad feathers from slaughtered ducks on the market, sometimes even goose feathers are sold.

Swissflies CDC feathers come from special duck breeds and are obtained from adult animals.

All Swissflies CDC natural feathers are the finest premium CDC feathers.

Each pack contains more than twice the amount of feathers than any other CDC = twice as many top flies due to the low weight of the individual feathers due to the fine quill base!

Louis Veya with orginal "Canard du Jura"- the duck from where the first CDC were collected

Original "Canard du Jura"- male left, female right

Swissflies natural CDC

Swissflies natural CDC

Fine natural cul-de-canard feathers

Natural material- just as you get it from the duck. Due to the small feather stem, these CDC are best for all kinds of CDC, but especially for making even fine and very fine small CDC down to size 24 or below. All feather sizes.

May contain also single feathers in white or tigered.

Very limited amounts available, packed in bags by 1g or as bulk packs 2g or 5g

Menge/ quantité/ amount

1 g CHF 12.91 2 g Bulk pack CHF 21.90 5 g Bulk pack CHF 48.00

Selected CDC

Swiss CDC feathers, tigered, Jura mountains, Switzerland
(Swissflies tigered CDC)

Worlds most rare CDC: Swissflies tigered CDC

CDC feathers from the last remaining Jura ducks. Selected, in the colors nature was giving: these cul-de-canard feathers have white and black stripes.

Very limited amounts available.
Available as very strongly striped feathers (very rare, dark tigered) or as less contrasting striped feathers (Tigered)

Orders are processed in order of receipt

Menge/Farbe quantité/couleur amount/ color

Tigered CDC, collectors pack, 5 selected feathers CHF 12.91 Tigered CDC,tiers pack, 10 selected feathers CHF 21.90 Dark tigered CDC,collectors pack, 5 selected feathers CHF 21.90

Swiss CDC feathers, cul-de-canard natural beige, Jura mountains, Switzerland
(Swiss Dublin khaki Campbell CDC)

Swiss Dublin Khaki Campbell CDC

Natural CDC feathers . Untreated, in the colors nature was giving: these cul-de-canard feathers vary from a fine cream to a beige- brown.

Best for imitating all light CDC flies like Light Cahill, CDC Cream Sedge and many other patterns.

Very limited amounts available.

Orders are processed in order of receipt

Menge/ quantité/ amount

1g 19.79 CHF

For collectors only: very rare, last stock from the old feather types - Original historic Swiss CDC feathers- the real "croupions de canard".

CDC feathers Jura "le Duvet" natural Dun color

Swiss Jura Dun CDC-"le Duvet" Ioset

The original CDC feathers from Alice Ioset-she called them "le Duvet".

Natural Dun color, best for imitating the wings of subimagos of mayflies with darker wings like BWO and many other .

Very limited amounts, available only for collectors

You can still find the original Jura CDC on the original old flies of Veya, Ioset, Bise and Dublin.

Swiss CDC feathers Jura CDC natural cul-de-canard
The original historic Swiss CDC
(Swiss wild duck CDC )

Swiss wild duck CDC

The first used CDC feathers worldwide. From the same Swiss source which the inventors CDC Bickel, Joset and Veya used to make their famous flies.

Natural color of the CDC feathers is grey- khaki, best for imitating all subimagos of mayflies, especially Baetis spp. and many other .

Very limited amounts available on demand

You can still find the original Jura CDC on the original old flies of Veya, Ioset, Bise and Dublin.

CDC feathers Jura "Dublin Dun" natural light brown- grey Dun color

Swiss Dublin Jura Dun CDC

Very fine CDC feathers, best choice of the Swiss CDC expert Urs Dublin .

Natural light Dun color, best for fine CDC flies. Tie size 22 CDC with ease! Because of the ultrafine stem, you get hundreds of feathers. 0.5g contain more feathers than any 1g bag!

You can still find the original Jura CDC on the original old flies of Urs Dublin Dublin.