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Tyer Recipe
Hook TMC 2302 (curved-shank nymph with a wide gape; a 200R will work), #10-14
Thread Rusty brown 6/0 or 8/0
Materials
Stretch floss Green tag floss (One strand for the rib)
Peacock dubbing (Arizona) Bronze olive peacock dubbing (Enough for the abdomen)
Mottled fibers for the wing case / legs (pheasant tail or similar. The video's audio does not name them clearly) Natural mottled brown pheasant tail (One bunch)
Peacock herl Natural peacock herl (Three or four strands for the thorax, plus one for the head)
Angel Hair Peacock ice dub (A small pinch for the throat)
How to tie it
Start rusty brown thread on the curved-shank hook and tie in the green stretch floss at the bend.
Dub the abdomen with bronze olive peacock dubbing by hand, dressing the shank to about the 65% point and leaving room for the thorax.
Wind the stretch floss forward hand over hand in evenly spaced ribs, settling each turn where you want it, and tie it off at the front of the abdomen.
Tie in the mottled fiber bunch at the front of the abdomen so the tips project back past the bend. This will be folded forward later as the wing case and split into legs.
Tie in three or four strands of peacock herl at the same point, half hitch, twist them into a rope for strength and wrap a thorax about a quarter inch long. Tie the herl off well back from the eye.
Fold the mottled fibers forward over the top of the thorax, tie them down, then split the bunch and sweep about half back along each side as legs.
Turn the fly over and tie a small pinch of peacock Angel Hair underneath as a throat, no longer than the hook point.
Wrap one more single peacock herl in front to form a small head, tie it off and finish with a few turns of the rusty brown thread, which blends with the herl. Whip finish.