Instead of the dubbed abdomen and thread hackle post (ugh), I went with a foam unibody construction; easier (for me) and additional floatation is a plus. This one's a work in progress but has some possibilities; in these colors it makes a passable spruce moth, too.
hook - Dai Riki 305 #14
thread - UTC 70 tan
abdomen/hackle post/head - 1mm foam tan
wing - deer hair bleached
hackle - barred cream
thorax - dubbing tan
Part 1
mash barb; start thread at 70% mark and wrap back to bend
tie in foam strip
wrap foam forward, tie off; pull foam up and back
tie in hackle at base of post
half hitch thread, flip fly over and attach weighted hackle pliers to foam strip
wrap hackle down post (thorax length), then back to base; tie off hackle
un-invert, smooth thorax back to post with thread