Mylar tinsel (rib) Silver oval tinsel (Size 14, one length)
Floss (body) Green tag floss (One length)
Coyote tail (under wing) Natural case (Small bunch, hand-thinned)
Bucktail (over wing) Bright green bucktail (Small stacked bunch)
Guinea (cheeks) Natural partridge (2 small feathers)
How to tie it
Pinch the barb on a size 6 7XL streamer hook, start black thread and take it back to the start of the bend.
Tie a small slip of yellow duck in on top at the rear with two medium wraps, check that it is sitting square on top, then lock it with tight wraps going forward and trim.
Take the thread to the front and tie in the size 14 silver Mylar tinsel with the silver side against the hook, then bind it back to the tail keeping it parallel. Tying in up front avoids a lump at the rear.
Tie in the green floss the same way, up front and bound back parallel, then wrap it forward in a smooth single layer to the head. Leave the thread hanging halfway to keep the floss from spreading, and give the floss a clockwise spin every wrap or two.
Tie the floss off at the front and counter-wrap the silver rib forward in evenly spaced turns.
Hand-thin a bunch of coyote tail (do not try to stack it, pull the longest fibers out one at a time) and tie it in on top as an underwing with a pinch wrap, adding a wrap underneath the bunch to stop it rolling around the shank.
Smooth the tie-in with a few thread wraps, wax the thread, then stack a bunch of bright green bucktail and tie it in slightly longer than the coyote. Use one wrap around the hair alone before the second wrap goes around hair and hook, which pushes the wing down instead of flaring it.
Tie one small guinea feather flat against each side as a cheek with tight wraps, resetting it if it starts to spin, and snip the stems.
Bury any stray butts, build a tapered head behind the eye and whip finish.