Lead wire, 0.015 in. Silver lead free wire (About 10 wraps)
Raccoon tail hair Barred brown and black raccoon tail hair (A sparse pinch for the tail)
Copper wire, small or brassie Copper wire (One 3 in. length)
Fine rabbit or synthetic dubbing Black dubbing (A thin noodle for the body)
Duck quill slip Dyed red duck quill slip (One narrow slip for the wingcase / hotspot)
Peacock herl Natural peacock herl (4 strands for the thorax)
Hen soft hackle Brown, dun or speckled dun hen soft hackle (One small feather, 1-2 turns)
UV resin or head cement Clear uv resin (One drop on the head)
How to tie it
Wrap about ten turns of 0.015 lead wire over the front half of the shank, leaving two or three eye-widths bare behind the eye. Start the black thread, dam it in behind the wire, wrap forward over it, dam it in front, then take the thread back to the bend.
Tie in a sparse pinch of barred raccoon tail hair as a tail about one hook gap long. Use a pinch wrap or two, the hair is slippery, then bind the butts forward in touching turns up to the lead and trim.
Tie in the copper wire on the underside or far side and bind it back to the tail.
Wax the thread and dub a thin, lightly tapered black body forward to a little past the halfway point of the shank. This body should be smooth, not buggy.
Counter-wrap the wire rib forward in four or five evenly spaced turns, tie it off and trim.
Tie in a narrow slip of red-dyed duck quill on top of the shank, pointing back, running the tie-in well back so you get a good long wingcase. Bury the butts under the thread rather than trimming them.
Tie in four strands of peacock herl (trim the brittle tips off first), take them back to the rear of the wingcase, then twist and wrap forward four to six turns for the thorax and tie off.
Fold the red quill wingcase forward over the thorax, keeping it centered, and lock it down a couple of thread widths behind where you want the head to start. Trim the excess.
Tie in the small soft hackle by the stem, pull the stem back and add wraps over it so it cannot pull out, trim the stem, then take one and a half to two turns and tie off. Divide the fibers, sweep them back and down along the sides so nothing stands over the top.
Build the head, whip finish, and coat with head cement or UV resin, covering every thread wrap.