More fun with spun caribou. Change colors to meet your Coleopteraic needs.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - UTC 140 tan MFC 8/0 brown
abdomen - caribou spun/clipped
shell - Swiss Straw brown
wing - deer hair
shell rib - flat wax nylon black
feeler/antennae - Krystal Flash rootbeer
hackle - brown


Part 1

mash barb, start thread (140) at the back end




tie in rib and shellback






clean/trim a clump of caribou; 2 soft wraps, spin and pack






repeat 2 more times; tie off and trim thread




flip it over, lay a razor blade on the eye (to establish the underside) and push straight back