Peacock herl Natural peacock herl (2 thick strands (4 if thin) for thorax)
Grouse feather Natural mottled grouse feather (1 for hackle)
Head cement or nail polish Clear head cement (Small coat on head)
How to tie it
Start the thread holding the tag end so the wraps butt together, and lay a solid base right down to the bend.
Tie in the fluorescent green Fluoro Brite rib at the bend.
Strip about a dozen pheasant tail fibers, trim the ends flush, tie them in at the bend and bind back to the last thread wrap.
Wind the pheasant tail up the shank as the body, leaving room at the front; tie off and trim.
Counter-wind the rib forward, opposite the pheasant tail's direction. In nice even turns. Tie off well.
Tie in two thick peacock herls by their butts (snip off the brittle ends) and wind a big bushy thorax, leaving about one hook-eye length bare at the front. Tie off with three turns behind, a couple in front, and add a couple of whip finishes or a half hitch so the herl can't slip.
Prepare the grouse feather: strip the fluff, measure so the fibers reach just to the rear of the fly, and tie it in by the base wet-fly style, leaving a sliver of bare stem to orient the feather.
Grip the tip with hackle pliers, stroke the fibers rearward, and wind about two full turns for a nice full hackle. Secure with a couple of turns behind and in front of the stem, then trim.
Sweep the hackle back, build a neat black head, whip finish and give the head a coat of cement or nail polish.