This is a Ward Bean pattern that I use extensively when fishing ponds and lakes. It's a quick tie:

Hook: Streamer, straight-eye
Thread: White for the body, switch to red for the head
Underbody: lead-free wire
Tail: White marabou and silver Krinkle Mirror Flash
Body: White estaz grande
Head: Red soft hackle

After wrapping the body with the estaz, take the fly out of the vice, brush the estaz, and trim it to shape. Then finish the fly. This has been my best color combination but have also caught fish on a root-beer pattern and an olive pattern. The red hackle is consistent from color to color.





Enjoy,

Alberto