Attributed to Doug Prince; shares some components with the Forked-Tail Nymph and the fly that bears his name. Tied here with a bead head; could be swapped out for a weighted underbody version.


hook - Dai Riki 280 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - Amherst pheasant tippet
body - black ostrich/green Uni-Stretch band
hackle - hen black
wing - goose biots white
bead - 4mm black


Part 1

mash barb, slide bead on hook, take a few wraps of non-tox and jam it in the backside, start thread, wrap to bend




trim out center of AP tippet; fold, measure (gap width past bend), tie in








tie in some ostrich, twist with thread, wrap rear 1/3; tie off/trim








tie in Uni-stretch, wrap middle 1/3; tie off/trim