OK, here goes. Pardon the pic quality because I rushed things to get this up during lunch.

Here is an easy 4-step pattern that does very well for me when BWO's get small.

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Start thread and move to the rear of the shank

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Tie in Wood Duck flank fibers and move thread back to the 2/3rds point of the shank

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Tie in tuft of natural CDC and stand upright with thread wraps. Then move the thread back to the tie in point of the tail.

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Build tapered abdomen with tying thread, then dub small amount of olive spectrablend and build thorax, further supporting the wing. Whip finish.


LBWO CDC
Hook: #20-24 standard dry
Thread: Olive/dun Uni 8/0
Tail: Wood Duck flank
Abdomen: Tying thread
Thorax: Olive Orvis Spectrablend