Wrap .030 lead wire from about the hook point forward to three or four eye lengths behind the eye, breaking off both ends. Start the Black UNI 6/0 just behind the eye, push the lead wraps tight together, wrap onto the lead and back to the bend, then cross-hatch over the lead a couple of times.
Pull a clump of 30-40 Ringneck Pheasant Tail fibers so the tips even up, and tie them in at the bend as a Tail about half a shank long. Bind the butts forward to just short of the end of the lead and return the thread to just in front of the hook point.
Take a second clump of Ringneck Pheasant Tail the same size for the Shellback, keep it as a flat sheet, catch it on top, and anchor it down all the way back to the base of the tail.
Make a separation point on the Brown Rooster Saddle and tie the feather in by its tip, wrapping back over it to the base of the tail. Splay the first few fibers at the bend so they do not get bound down.
Square the tips of a healthy bunch of Peacock Herl and tie them in a little further back than usual so the thorax will be longer. Put a shot of head cement over the tie-down.
Wrap the herl forward to about the 70/30 point and trim the butts. Spiral the thread back down through the body and forward again to toughen the herl, taking care not to catch the hackle.
Palmer the hackle forward in three or four evenly spaced turns, folding the first turn so the fibers sweep toward the bend. Tie off with a few turns and trim, saving the rest of the feather for the thorax.
Rock the pheasant fibers back and forth, flatten any stragglers, and pull the shellback over so it covers the top half of the hook. Anchor it centred and bind the butts down to just short of the eye.
Bring the thread back to the front edge of the abdomen and tie in a length of Brown Superfloss for Legs on the near side, then catch the other half on the far side, leaving them about a shank long for now.
Make a new separation point on the remaining half of the hackle feather and tie it in between the legs with the inside of the feather toward the shank. Square a few more strands of Peacock Herl, tie them in behind the eye, and bind back to the front of the legs.
Wrap the herl backward between the legs, then forward: pull the near leg back and take a turn, pull the far leg back and take a turn, so the wraps separate the legs as you build the thorax. Tie off behind the eye.
Fold the first turn of hackle, take a couple of turns between the legs folding as you go, and tie off behind the eye. Trim the stem, sweep everything back, tidy the head, and whip finish. Trim the legs to about two-thirds of a shank long front and back, and roll any leg that curves inward so it faces out.