Agostino Roncallo
Step by Step

Parachute with rooster fiber wings

The wings of this fly pattern are obtained using a hackle rooster and a nylon thread.

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List of materials

A piece of strong nylon. Hook TMS 100 size14 Tails: Gallo Pardo fibers Body: Pale Brown polypropylene thread. Ribbing: Oval gold thread Wings: white rooster hackle Hackles: Red rooster hackle

Steps

Step 1

I tie the tails and abdomen of the fly on a right hook.

Step 2

I tie a large rooster hackle on the hook.

Step 3

In the same point, I tie another rooster hackle, more small.

Step 4

On the hackles, I tie a piece of strong nylon.

Step 5

I wrap the large hackle around the nylon and hook

Step 6

I tie the hackle near the eye of hook and cut excess.

Step 7

I raise the fibers of hackle that are under the shank of the hook, trying to split them into two equal parts, and tie them in this position by wrapping the tying thread between the shank of the hook and the piece of nylon.