Chenille (thorax) Black chenille (Small or medium, 3-4 wraps)
Hungarian partridge (legs) Natural partridge (One small feather, one to two turns)
How to tie it
Start black thread mid-shank on a size 10 1XL nymph hook and wrap back to the start of the bend.
Tie in 8-10 guinea fowl fibers as a tail, rolled between the fingers to unmarry them, about two-thirds of a shank length long.
Tie in medium oval gold tinsel at the bend for the rib, then run the thread forward to the 65-70% point where the body will end.
Wax the thread, make a dubbing loop at the bend, load it with black seal's fur, and spin it about 30 turns into a shaggy rope; swap the spinner for hackle pliers.
Wrap the dubbed rope forward to the thread, re-spinning it tight every couple of turns, and tie it off. It should look buggy and unruly.
Counter-wrap the oval gold rib forward in evenly spaced turns, binding down stray fibers, and tie it off.
Tie in a bunched strip of green raffia grass at the front of the body for the wing case, folded back out of the way.
Tie in black chenille and wrap a thorax three or four turns, slightly fatter than the body, then tie it off.
Pull the raffia forward over the thorax, tie it down, trim, and add a few smoothing wraps to make a clean base for the hackle.
Tie in a small natural Hungarian partridge feather by the tip, take one to two turns for legs, tie off and trim.
Wet your fingers, stroke the barbs back, build a small head, whip finish, and add head cement. Pluck a few barbs or trim the shaggiest body fibers if needed.