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The first CDC flies in SwitzerlandThe flies of the 401-424 series are the first documented CDC (cul de canard) flies in Switzerland. Based on their position in the Mouches de Vallorbe fly book, they must have been tied for the first time around 1924. Charles Bickel was experimenting with all kinds of feathers at that time. To find out more, read the page about History of CDC flies These flies were very successful then and still are today. Because they are without tail fibres, they lie deeper in the water and imitate a just-hatching mayfly- exactly the stage that is most popular. | ||
Bickel CDCOn this page we offer some remakes of the best Bickel CDC, made with with original materials but tied on modern barbless hooks. | ||
| Bickel 401: black or brown fine thread, body peacock herls quill, CDC natural grey- brown | |
| Bickel 404: black or brown fine thread, body grey floss, CDC natural grey- brown | |
| Bickel 405: thread/ body wine red floss, CDC natural grey- brown The wine-red Bickel is a typical late summer fly, also convincing in full sunshine on difficult fish. | |
| Bickel 407: thread grey or beige, body silk thread light olive, CDC natural grey- brown The 407 is successful when the olives are flying, i.e. from April until the end of June. And then in autumn it is excellent for grayling. | |
| Bickel 414: thread black, body black silk, CDC natural grey- brown The black Bickel actually works everywhere and at all times. But it's at its best exactly where the inventor hardly thought of it: Unbeatable CDC in a mountain lake! | |
| Bickel 417: thread dark brown or black, body brown silk, CDC natural grey- brown I like to fish with the brown in summer, even in small streams, under bushes. It's also an insider tip for tricky grayling until November. | |
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