Hook Standard dry-fly/terrestrial hook (TMC 100), #8-12
Thread Tan 140 denier (3/0)
Materials
Body Tan carapace (2-3mm foam strip)
Underbody glue Clear head cement (Zap-A-Gap)
Wing (under) Tan/mottled material (Poly macrame yarn or comparadun-style yarn)
Wing (over) Natural case (Deer hair, tips over the back)
Hot spot Pink ears (Small clump deer hair as an indicator post)
Legs Barred gold/amber rubber legs (2 sets rubber fly-enhancer legs)
How to tie it
Mount the hook and lay a thread base along the shank.
Bind a tan foam strip at the bend, add a drop of Zap-A-Gap under it, and segment the body with a couple of thread wraps as you fold it forward, stopping at the 65% mark.
Tie in a poly-yarn underwing over the back, trimmed to the end of the body.
Stack a deer-hair overwing on top, tips reaching the bend, and bind the butts down.
Add a small pink deer-hair clump standing up as a visible hot spot for tracking the fly.
Knot or bind a set of barred rubber legs to each side so they kick out.
Fold the remaining foam forward over the wing butts to form a head, tie it down behind the eye, whip finish and cement.