Hook Streamer hook, 3X to 6X long, #4-10 (tied here on a #6)
Thread Black 6/0 or 8/0
Materials
Barred wood duck flank fibers Natural barred wood duck flank (About four fibers for the tail)
Mylar tinsel, medium (#14) Silver (gold on the reverse) (One length for the body)
Saddle hackle Black saddle hackle (Two matched feathers for the wing)
Jungle cock eyes Natural jungle cock (One pair for the cheeks)
Saddle hackle Orange saddle hackle (One full feather for the collar)
Head cement or UV resin Clear uv resin (For the head, plus a small bead under the tinsel body)
How to tie it
Mount a #6 3X long streamer hook and lay a black thread base back to the start of the bend.
Pull about four barred wood duck fibres, set them so both black bars show and the tail angles slightly down, and tie them in on top; bind the butts forward without building bulk.
Run a small bead of head cement along the thread underbody and smooth it out. It gives the tinsel something to grip.
Tie in medium mylar tinsel gold side up so the silver shows when you flip and wrap it, bind it back to the base of the tail, then take the thread forward, add a couple of half hitches and park it.
Wrap the tinsel forward in slightly overlapping turns, keeping constant tension, and stop about a shank-eye length and a half behind the eye; secure it with a wrap behind, one in front and one behind again before trimming.
Pick two matched black saddle hackles, measure the wing a little past the wood duck tail, swap hands, pinch the wing tight and strip the fibres off the base; mount them on top with a loose wrap then a medium wrap, check they are centred, then lock them down and trim the butts.
Set a jungle cock eye flat on each side as a cheek, well back and angled up so both the yellow and the white nails show, using a couple of loose wraps to check position before tightening; trim the butts.
Strip the base of an orange saddle hackle, tie it in by the tip, fold the tag back and lock it, then wind at least four full turns as a bushy front collar, preening the fibres back as you go.
Pinch the collar back, build a substantial head, whip finish with four or five turns and coat the head with UV resin or head cement.