Italian School CDC One Feather Flies
Hello all. I am going to talk about a group of One Feather Flies (OFF) using CDC and part of a group of patterns and from Italian tiers.
The first to look at is Agostino Roncallo's "Mirage" which seems to be a CDC variation and spin off from the Darbee 2 Feather...although I am not sure if Roncallo knew the pattern or not. Both the Two Feather and the OFF Mirage are great flies to look at to examine some of the ideas and techniques that are behind the OFF CDC patterns from Italy.
I will then tie the Arpo credited to Angelo Rosorani. I will tie it the way I understand it was first tied. Of course the Arpo has a life of its own now as so many great patterns do and it has a bunch of different methods for tying it. I'll explore the dubbing loop CDC method as well.
Small light wire hooks
CDC - color or your choice
Tying thread - color and material of your choice.
Enjoy!
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