Taking a shot at one of Randall Kaufmann's flies, a dark variation of his Freight Train; wing can be tied with squirrel, bear, pretty much anything black


hook - Dai Riki 799 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - hackle fibers black
rib - oval tinsel silver
body - 1/4 orange yarn, 1/4 red yarn, 1/2 black chenille
hackle - black
underwing - Krystal Flash black
wing - Calf Tail black



mash barb, start thread at 50% mark, wrap back to hook point







measure a clump of hackle fibers for length (hook gap), and tie in










tie in ribbing, wrap back a bit shy of the tail







tie in orange yarn at 25% mark, wrap back to tail, return thread to 25% mark










wrap yarn forward and tie off (try to take any twist out of the yarn at tie-off so it lays flat)







move thread to 50% mark and tie in red yarn