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1) Secure tying thread to
shank just behind the eye and wrap back in smooth, touching
wraps to about 1/4 into the bend. Reverse and wrap back to
about 1/3 of the shank behind the eye. Keeping the thread
wraps smooth will help lay a smooth floss body.
2) Tie in the red floss where
the thread is now, and wind back into the bend over the
thread foundation. Reverse and wind back to the tying
thread. Keep each layer as flat and smooth as possible,
creating a slim body. Tie off the floss and clip the
excess.
3) Select three full peacock
herls and tie these in on top of the shank by the tips.
Advance the thread to about one and a half hook eye widths
behind the eye. Stroke the peacock herl backwards to get
the fibers to stand out from the stem, and twist the three
together to form a "rope." Wrap this forward to the tying
thread, tie off, and clip the excess. For more on peacock
herl, see "Tying Techniques: Peacock Herl."
4) Align and trim a section of
soft, brown hackle fibers as wide as the hook gap. Bundle
the fibers together and tie in on the underside of the hook
so the tips reach, or are just shy of, the hook point. Trim
the excess butt ends.
5) Select a wood duck flank
feather with the white and black barring on the edge.
Carefully trim a section about one and a half times the
hook gap in width. Adjust as necessary to achieve a flat
edge along the barring, then carefully fold the section in
half lengthwise. Use the pinch-loop method to tie this in
on top of the hook, letting the edge reach the hook bend.
Trim the excess butt ends at an angle.
6) Build up a full, rounded
head with the tying thread. Whip finish, clip the thread,
and coat the wraps well with glossy head cement.
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