Bleached elk hair Natural deer hair (1 small clump)
Striped round rubber legs, medium - (1 segment (makes 4))
Super glue / fly tyer's cement - (-)
How to tie it
Start tan thread behind the eye, leaving a small space, and wrap rearward, trimming the tag.
Tie in three or four peacock herls by their squared tips, wrap the thread back to halfway between hook point and barb, then wind the herl rearward to that point and secure; snip the butts.
Cut a tan foam body about a hook-gap wide with roughly a hook-gap of foam extending past the bend; tie it on top immediately behind the eye.
Apply a thin coat of super glue to the peacock underbody, pull the foam rearward and pinch it around the shank, then use thread to create a rear segment just under a third of a shank long plus two more short segments so the back edge of the second lines up with the hook point; cross-wrap forward and secure at the front segment.
Clean and stack a clump of bleached elk hair about 1.25 in long, measure it to just short of the foam body's back edge, and tie it in at the front foam segment with a firm pull and a couple of anchoring wraps.
Dab glue on the front foam segment, pull the elk hair back, fold the foam in front of the eye rearward and pin it down, then trim the excess to leave a small tab standing up.
Lay a narrow bright foam strip on top of the foam head and bind it with two or three wraps for a hot-spot indicator; trim close.
Snip a rubber-leg segment in half to make four legs; lay both strands against the near side, take two wraps, then pull the top strand over to the far side so the legs mirror on each side.
Pull the front legs back, whip finish five or six turns behind the eye, and cut the thread.
Trim front legs to about a hook-length and rear legs slightly longer, then add a drop of head cement to the leg wraps and behind the eye for durability.