Davies' Floating Evil Weevil SBS

[ScottP]

An emerging Prince?


hook - Dai Riki 135 #12
thread - MFC 8/0 brown
rib - x-fine wire gold
tail - pheasant tail
abdomen - Arizona Dubbing Light Peacock
wings - goose biots ginger
thorax - Arizona Dubbing Natural Peacock
wing post - 4mm foam cylinder chartreuse
hackle - grizzly (oversize by 1)


Part 1

mash barb; start thread, tie down rib




measure some pt fibers (gap width); tie in






taper the end of foam cylinder, tie in at 75% mark






back to the bend, dub thread, dub abdomen






counter-rib and tie off

[ScottP]

Part 2

measure biots (a bit past the bend); tie in curving away from each other






post up the foam; tie in hackle (shiny side out, cup side up)






dub thorax






wrap hackle, high to low; let it hang on the far side, tie off at base






half hitch (at eye) x 2, SHHAN, trim post




Regards,
Scott