Something about redheads.....
hook - Dai Riki 320 #14
thread - MFC 8/0 Fluoro Fire Orange
tail - golden pheasant tippets
abdomen/head - tying thread
thorax - muskrat
wing - Congo Hair white
hackle - grizzly/brown
Part 1
Mash down barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, wrap back to point above barb and make a little bump
measure a clump of pheasant (shank length); tie in/trim butts
tie in a hank of CH and post it
tie in hackles
build up abdomen (back 1/4 of shank)
dub thread, dub thorax (middle 1/2 of shank)