Bomber meets EHC

hook - Dai Riki 320 #16
thread - UTC 70 tan
rib - tying thread tag end
abdomen - caribou
hackle - barred cream
wing - yearling elk bleached

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; leave tag end long, trailing out the back end




clean a clump of caribou, trim ends; 2 soft loops, let it spin, then pack it tight






repeat up to 75% mark; half hitch and trim thread




have at it 'till you get the shape you're looking for






re-start thread and tie in hackle at front




spiral hackle through body towards the back; capture tip with tag end of thread and rib forward