Another generic softhackle, using the mallard flank fluff as thorax and head. Change body components, add tail to suit your needs.

hook - Mustad 3399A #12
thread - MFC 8/0 Light Brown
abdomen - opal tinsel medium (colored with tan sharpie)
thorax/head - mallard flank fluff dyed woodduck
hackle - partridge dyed tan

Part 1

mash barb, start thread 1 eye width back from eye; tie in tinsel (you could tie in the hackle, but it kinda gets in the way when wrapping the tinsel)




wrap tinsel to bend and back




prep partridge; tie in by tip (switched light source setting on camera to get better focus but introduced greenish cast in the process; may have to re-shoot when we get home)







trim tips of the fluff on one side of a mallard flank feather; insert in clip and cut away from quill