Agostino Roncallo
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May fly female Mallard & CDC

This fly pattern is tied with a female Mallard feather and a CDC hackle.

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List of materials

Hook grub size 12 Thread Brown 8/0 A female Mallard feather and a CDC hackle.

Steps

Step 1

I take female Mallard feather.

Step 2

I shift the fibers along the stem of feather

Step 3

I tie the feather on grub hook.

Step 4

I cut excess of feather

Step 5

I take a CDC hackle.

Step 6

I tie CDC hackle near the feather.

Step 7

I wrap CDC hackle around the stem oh hook, tie it and cut excess.

Step 8

I shift CDC fibers forward and tie them on hook.

Step 9

I lift the CDC fibers and locking them in that position by tying the head of the fly.

Step 10

I take off the fly in the vice and cut the tip of the feather, leaving two fibers that have to imitate the tails

Step 11

Fly finished.

Step 12

The same fly

Step 13

Another fly

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