Hends hare's hair dubbing plus Green olive hends hare s hair dubbing plus (Body, thorax and head)
Sybai hollow tinsel Copper uni mylar (3 open turns)
Knotted pheasant tail hopper legs Natural pheasant tail fibers (3 per side)
CDC feathers Light olive cdc feather (4 feathers (two pairs), spun in a dubbing loop)
Mallard flank Dyed wood duck (1 feather)
How to tie it
Start the thread just behind the eye and run it back to the 80% point, then tie in the copper hollow tinsel and bind it down to the bend. Starting the tinsel forward of the bend keeps the underbody even.
Wax the thread, spin on a fairly loose, hairy noodle of green olive dubbing and wrap it forward over the back half of the shank, building a slight taper so the body thickens toward the front. Stop at the 55% point. You need plenty of clear shank for the thorax and collar.
Counter-wrap the copper tinsel forward in three open turns to segment the body, tie it off and trim. Scrub the dubbing with a Velcro lollipop to rough it up. Buggy, not shredded.
Spin a dubbing loop at the front of the body. Stack two CDC feathers, clamp the barbs and cut them off the stems, load them into the loop, then spin it slowly at first and tighten once the fibres catch. Repeat with a second pair of feathers if the loop needs filling.
Wrap the CDC brush forward in touching turns, then take one pass back over the front of it, stroking all the fibres rearward as you go so the thorax lies slicked back.
Tie in three knotted pheasant tail legs on the near side, angled so the knees reach just past the bend, then three on the far side. Do not fuss about them lying perfectly. Splayed and messy is the look you want.
Tie in a dyed wood duck mallard flank feather by the tip at the front of the thorax, stripping the barbs off one side of the stem so the collar does not come out too thick. Take three or four palmered turns forward, stroking the fibres back before each wrap so they sweep into the CDC, then tie off and trim the stem.
Brush the collar out with a small brush to separate the fibres, mallard flank often sticks together from natural oils.
Dub a short head of the same green olive dubbing in front of the collar, whip finish behind the eye and trim the thread.