Kinda looks like a bead head Royal Wulff/Pheasant Tail; designed by Dave Hise. Original pattern calls for golden pheasant tail fibers for the body; the one I have was crap (didn’t even know I brought one) so I subbed hen pheasant tail fibers and they seemed to work okay. Don’t know if it works any better than a PT, but I like to break things up a bit if I’ve been tying a bunch of the same pattern.
hook - Dai Riki 135 #16
thread - MFC 6/0 hot orange
tail/abdomen - hen pheasant tail
rib - wire x-small copper
hot spot - tying thread
thorax - peacock
wing case/legs - hen pheasant tail
bead - brass 3/32
Part 1
mash barb, slide bead on hook, attach thread and tie in wire rib
wrap back down the hook bend
tie in pheasant tail fibers
wrap pheasant forward over back 1/3 of hook shank; build up front 2/3 with tying thread
wrap wire rib forward, helicopter end and tie off
pull off 6-8 pt fibers and tie in with points over the front of the hook (about 1/3 shank length)
tie in peacock herl and wrap back to 2/3 mark
wrap peacock forward and tie off
