Hook Spey / long-shank streamer hook, #5 (Daiichi Alex Jackson Spey)
Thread Tan 3/0 (UNI-Thread)
Materials
Mylar tinsel (UNI-Mylar #14) Gold oval tinsel (One length for the tag)
Marabou White marabou (One plume tied as a rear hackle)
UNI-Yarn White poly yarn (One length for the body)
Bucktail Natural brown bucktail (Small sparse clump for the anti-foul underwing)
Flashabou Gold flashabou (A few strands)
Goat hair or Icelandic sheep Brown/natural goat hair or icelandic sheep (Sparse clump about three and a half inches long)
Peacock herl Natural peacock herl (Two strands for the topping)
Doll eyes Gold, small (One pair)
Monofilament (Danville ultrafine) Clear weed guard (For securing the eyes and forming the head)
UV resin plus top coat Clear uv resin (Thin coats on the head)
How to tie it
Mount the spey hook and run tan thread back to the rear of the shank, then wrap a short gold mylar tag and tie it off.
Wet a white marabou plume with a damp sponge, then tie it in at the front of the tag so it sweeps back over the hook as a soft rear hackle.
Tie in white UNI-Yarn and wrap a smooth body forward, stopping well short of the eye to leave room for a big head.
Clip a small sparse clump of natural brown bucktail, pull out the short hairs and the strays but do not stack it, a little raggedness at the tips helps it move, and measure it so the tips extend only about half to five-eighths of an inch past the bend, well short of the wing tips.
Pinch the bucktail in place on top with a couple of wraps, secure it at the front, then come back with soft wraps behind the tie-in point to lay it down; this stiff underwing is the anti-fouling guard.
Tie in gold Flashabou on top with soft rear wraps, running it back a little longer than the marabou, then fold it back and cut it to a mixed length.
Tie in a sparse chunk of goat hair or Icelandic sheep about three and a half inches long as the wing, again using soft wraps at the back of the head to lay it down.
Match two strands of peacock herl to the length of the wing and tie them in as a topping, then whip finish the tan thread.
Position a small gold doll eye on each side of the head with a bodkin, then take gentle wraps of ultrafine monofilament. With a loose bobbin so you don't snap it. Over and around the eyes to lock them into a translucent head, and whip finish the mono.
Coat the head sparingly with UV resin, rotating the fly as you cure it so it rounds up rather than sagging, then add the top coat that keeps the resin from going tacky or milky.