Neat variation of an old standard.

hook - TMC 5263 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
rib - medium oval tinsel silver
tail - pheasant rump brown
body - mylar tinsel silver
hackle - brown hen
wing - fox squirrel tail
head - peacock herl


Part 1

mash barb, start thread, tie in rib, wrap back to bend




strip some fibers off a pheasant rump feather (hen or schlappen works, too), measure (gap past bend), tie in, return thread to front






tie in tinsel, wrap to tail and back






spiral rib forward and tie off






prep hackle, tie in by tip (we'll trim off the stub after the hackle is wound)