Didn't have any micro tubing in purple, as per the original, so I subbed some Sexi-floss; fish didn't care. Easy to tie - chartreuse, red, pheasant tail, black, tan abdomens are killer, too (change wire/thorax as needed).

hook - Dai Riki 060 #18
thread - MFC 6/0 purple
rib - 34 ga. wire purple
tail - pheasant tail
abdomen - Sexi-floss purple
wing buds - Congo Hair white
thorax - Ice Dub UV brown
shellback/wingcase - medium tinsel pearl (coat with UV Knotsense - optional)
bead - 1/16" copper


Part 1

mash barb, slide bead on hook




tie in rib, wrap to bend




measure (shank length) a few pheasant fibers; tie in




tie in Sexi-floss (split the strand with a needle and used 1/2 width to keep bulk down; for larger flies you can use the whole); wrap to bead, tie off/trim






counterwrap rib; helicopter end/tie down






tie in shellback/wingcase




tie in CH mid-thorax (like a spinner wing)