LB works as a nymph, why not a dry. Tied here as a Purple Haze; you're only limited by your imagination.

hook - Dai Riki 320 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - hackle fibers brown/grizzly mix
rib - UTC wire x-small silver
abdomen - tinsel holo purple
thorax - Ice Dub/rabbit purple
wing - Congo Hair white
hackle - brown/grizzly mix (oversize by 1)


Part 1


mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, wrap to point above barb and make a little thread bump




stack and measure (shank) a mixture of hackle fibers; tie in tight against the bump to set the proper angle, trim butts at 2/3 mark and cover with thread






tie in rib




tie in tinsel, wrap to tail and back; tie off/trim






counterwrap rib; helicopter end/cover with thread