Rivers are going up and there's lots of snow to melt but eventually they're gonna come down; then it'll be time for foam stuff.
hook - TMC 5212 #10
thread - Danville black
body - peacock herl
overbody/head - 2mm foam brown
underwing - Krystal Flash pearl
wing - deer hair
legs - medium rubber brown
hackle - grizzly
Part 1
mash barb, attach thread at 70% mark and wrap back to point above barb
tie in peacock herl; twist with thread, wrap body, tie off, trim, move thread back to 70% mark
taper a foam strip (not quite gap width); measure for length (gap width past bend) and tie in
tie in some KF, fold over/double back