This one’s from Chris Schrantz of Ft. Collins, CO. Another simple to tie fly that uses a minimum of materials. Wally had mentioned tying with barred marabou so I gave it a shot here; unfortunately, the only barred stuff I had was pretty short which was a bit harder to manipulate.
hook - Dai Riki 125 #18
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
tail/abdomen/thorax - marabou fibers
rib - copper wire small
wingcase/legs -pheasant tail
Part 1
mash barb, attach thread and wire at 60% and wrap back to bend
tie in a few marabou fibers
gather fibers
wrap forward to 60% mark; trim marabou (if you’re tying for speed, let the butts hang off to the side and use for thorax after legs/wingcase are tied in)
counterwrap wire through abdomen
tie in some pheasant tail fibers with tips extending over hook eye about 1/2 shank length
tie in some more marabou fibers
and create a thorax
divide legs
