Hotwire Muddler SBS

hook ? Mustad 3906 #6
thread - UTC 140 fluoro orange
tail - golden pheasant tippet dyed hot orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
body - medium wire hot orange
thorax - Ice Dub hot orange
hackle - chukar partridge dyed hot orange (1 Tbs Rit Sunshine Orange/1 cup water)
head - deer hair orange

Part 1

mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark; tie in wire, wrap to bend

measure (gap width past bend) some gp tippet; tie in, wrap to 2/3 mark

wrap wire forward, helicopter end/cover with thread

dub thread/dub thorax (won’t be seen; more to prop up the chukar hackle)

prep chukar

tie in by tip, wrap, tie off/trim

Part 2

clean, stack, measure (tips to bend) a clump of deer hair

trim butts even with eye, tie in with 2 soft loops, allowing hair to encircle shank; pull tight, whip finish, SHHAN

Regards,
Scott