Bead Round gold bead (7/64 inch countersunk in Tackle Shack)
Weight Soft round lead wire, 10 to 12 turns (Stone River only)
Tail Ringneck pheasant tail fibres
Rib Small gold wire (UTC Ultra wire; amber in Tackle Shack)
Abdomen Ringneck pheasant tail fibres
Thorax Peacock herl
Wing case Ringneck pheasant tail fibres
Legs Ringneck pheasant tail fibres
Finish Head Cement
How to tie it
Slide a round gold bead on a nymph hook and put the hook in the vise.
Wind 10 to 12 close turns of soft round lead wire on the shank, trim the ends and push the wraps forward into the countersunk back of the bead.
Attach the thread behind the lead.
Tie in 6 to 10 pheasant tail fibres as a tail, about the length of the body, tips rearward, binding back to just above the hook point; trim the forward butts.
Tie in a 3 to 4 inch length of small gold wire at the rear along the underside of the hook.
Tie in another 6 to 10 pheasant tail fibres by their tips at the rear and move the thread forward to about two bead lengths behind the eye.
Wind the pheasant tail fibres forward onto the back of the lead underbody, tie off and trim.
Wind the gold wire forward in the opposite direction in open spirals to just behind the bead, tie off and break away the excess.
Tie in 8 to 12 pheasant tail fibres on top with the tips facing forward, extending about a bead length past the eye, to make the legs and wing case.
Tie in 3 or 4 strands of peacock herl behind the bead, twist them in a doubling loop for durability, and wind a plump thorax up to the bead; tie off and trim.
Part the legs evenly at the middle, sweep them rearward, pull the remaining fibres over the thorax as a wing case and tie them off behind the bead; trim the excess.
Whip finish behind the bead, trim the thread and apply head cement.