Agostino Roncallo
Step by Step

Mirage 5

While I tie the Mirage, saw the possibility of obtaining, in a simple and fast manner, a version of it suitable both for fishing in fast water, both slow (with a little modification). This version of the Mirage is more robust than the original and it is also faster to tie the Mirage 4.
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List of materials

Thread 8/0 Hook grub size 12/14/16/18 Body and wings: A CDC hackle

Steps

Step 1

Strain fibers of a CDC hackle along the feather’s quill and tie it on a hook grub, like if I were tying the Mirage

Step 2

With the tool loop, I hook the end of the extended body and wrap the hackle on itself.

Step 3

Wrap the hackle in large coils.

Step 4

When I get on the hook, tie the hackle on it.

Step 5

Cut the tip of the hackle.

Step 6

Strain fibers of the base of hackle along the feather’s stem, making them converge with those who exceed the extended body. I tie them on the hook, and with a few turns of tying thread, the stand up, so as to obtain the wings .