Another installment from the Appalachian highlands; a bushy fly like this should play well in pocketwater anywhere.

hook - Mustad 94840 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 black
rib - xsmall wire gold
tail - golden pheasant tippet
rear hackle - olive grizzly (undersize by 2)
abdomen - dubbing yellow
wing - calf tail
hackle - brown/grizzly mix


Part 1

mash barb, start thread at 70% mark




clean, stack, measure (hook shank) a clump of calf tail




tie in (make sure the first wrap is the farthest forward; each successive one should go back)




trim butts at an angle and cover with thread wraps




measure a clump (hook shank) of pheasant tippets




tie in, trim butts and smooth with thread






tie in rib