Hook Curved-shank nymph (a straight shank works equally well), 14 (12-18)
Thread Black 70 denier UTC
Materials
Lead wire n/a (0.015", about 8 wraps)
Ringneck pheasant body feather fibres Green/blue metallic ringneck pheasant body feather fibres (4 for the tail, one small slip for the legs)
Tying thread (rib) Black thread (The long tag end, 4-5 counter-wraps)
Wool dubbing Olive ice dub (Body and thorax)
Duck quill slip Red duck or goose quill slip (One small slip for the wingcase)
How to tie it
Put about eight wraps of 0.015" lead wire around the middle of the shank. Start black thread with a long tag end left free, that tag is the rib, and build small thread dams behind and in front of the lead, then ramp the thread over it smoothly.
Park the thread tag out of the way under a magnet and take the working thread back around the bend.
Tie in about four of the green and blue metallic fibres from a ringneck pheasant body feather as a tail, roughly a hook gap long. A slight upward cock to the tail looks right. Bind the butts forward to help fill the gap behind the lead, then trim and add a few wraps to smooth the taper.
Wax the thread and dub olive wool on thinly, wrapping forward to the 65% point. If the wool will not stay on the thread, hold it against the thread with your fingers close to the hook as you wrap.
Bring the thread tag forward as a counter-wrapped rib, four or five turns, and tie it off. This locks the wool in and adds a hint of segmentation.
Tie in a small slip of red duck quill on top at the 65% point as a wingcase, then take extra wraps to smooth out any step down from the lead.
Wax the thread again and dub a thorax of the same olive wool, noticeably thicker than the body.
Cut a small slip from another ringneck body feather and notch a V out of the middle so it forms two leg bunches. Lay it over the thorax tent-style with a couple of loose wraps, slide it back to shorten the legs to about the thorax length, then lock it down.
Fold the red wingcase forward over the thorax, push the legs down to the sides, and tie the wingcase off. Take a tight wrap or two, then trim the excess red duck.
Push the stub up with your thumb, take the thread to just behind the eye and wrap back to build a good-sized nymph head, whip finish, and pick out or trim any stray wool fibres.