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 it's nice to break things up a bit if you'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 divide tips evenly stroke legs back (wetting your fingers first helps), then pull butts over thorax and tie down trim butts, 3 turn whip, SHHAN optional wire "hot spot" Regards, Scott
