A peacock-bodied roughwater Adams-like dry; attributed to Cap Weise from the fertile foothills of western N.C.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 brown
tail - moose body
rib - wire x-small gold
abdomen - peacock herl
wing - hen hackle tips grizzly
hackle - grizzly/brown


Part 1


Mash down barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, wrap back to bend




clean, stack, measure (shank) some moose body hair; tie in, wrap to initial tie-in/trim butts






prep wings (convex-to-convex)




measure (hook eye to bend), tie in at 70% mark, trim







tie in rib, wrap back to bend




tie in peacock




wrap peacock forward to 2/3 mark