Tying directly to the hook obviates the need for a needle or whole body transplant. Started as a just-screwing-around attempt at a green drake but it turned out well enough. A few pics dropped out and had to re-shoot some of the initial sequence, so you may notice some discrepancies.

hook - Dai Riki 135 #10
thread - UTC 140 olive brown
tail - moose body hair/Uni-stretch brown
abdomen - 1mm foam olive
thorax - dubbing olive
wing - hen hackle tips black
hackle - grizzly dyed olive (Hacklestacker)


Part 1

mash barb, start thread, tie in a loop of Uni-stretch




clean, stack, measure a clump of moose body hair; tie in/trim butts






hook the loop onto the gallows, adjust the hook angle down




spiral thread up and down the loop, wrapping the moose




taper a strip of foam; Super Glue it to the tail, pinch and trim






brush Super Glue on underbody, wrap foam to hook; tie off/trim




re-adjust hook angle, trim off tag end of loop