Playing around with a standard.


hook - Dai Riki 300 #10
thread - MFC 6/0 hot orange
tail - woodchuck tail
abdomen - deer hair orange spun/clipped
wing - calftail white
hackle - brown/grizzly


Part 1


Mash down barb, start thread




clean, stack, measure (shank) a clump of calftail; tie in at 70% mark






trim butts at an angle, brush with a little Sally and cover with thread wraps; finish thread at point above barb






clean, stack, measure (shank) a clump of woodchuck; tie in, trim at junction with wing bump and smooth with thread






clean, trim tips on a clump of deer hair; tie in with 2 soft loops, tighten and let it spin