Flatwing tail hackle Long thin saddle: three white, yellow, light blue, white, olive
Flashabou Gold (two), red, silver, light green/olive (two), blue/holographic blue; tied longer than the feathers
Body Silver body braid
Wing Olive thin saddle hackle then light blue hackle (traditional), olive rhea on top (the tyer's twist)
Eyes Quarter-inch tab eyes from Saltwaterflies.com
Super glue To secure the braid
Head cement Head
How to tie it
Tie on white bucktail as support for the flatwing hackle.
Tie in three long thin white saddle hackles flat as the flatwing tail, starting long and tapering slightly shorter.
Tie in two Flashabou colours (gold first), each longer than the feathers by half an inch to an inch.
Tie in a yellow flatwing hackle, then red Flashabou, then a light blue thin saddle hackle, then silver flash, then another white saddle hackle, then light green or olive Flashabou (two pieces), then a single olive thin saddle hackle, and last blue Flashabou; each feather is a millimetre or two shorter than the last.
Tie in silver body braid with a little super glue, and wrap it forward with the thread kept in front of it so the feathers and flash do not get caught; lock it down and trim.
Tie a healthy portion of white bucktail on the belly, tapered to about two-thirds of the fly length, then a small pinch on each side.
Tie in the wing: a single olive hackle flat, then a light blue hackle flat (the traditional wing).
Tie olive rhea feathers on top, natural curve facing down (the tyer's twist).
Trim quarter-inch tab eyes down and tie them in even top and bottom, without building up thread at the head.