Bead Fire orange (4mm (5/32") tungsten, on a balanced pin)
Balance pin Steel balance pin (Cut short, half a bead proud of the eye)
Tail Black ostrich herl (Marabou, one full shank length)
Flash Ice blue (Small pearl tinsel, one strand each side)
Body Firecracker (Arizona Simi Seal, spun in a split-thread dubbing loop)
Adhesive Clear head cement (Brush-on superglue on the pin)
How to tie it
Slide the tungsten bead onto a balanced pin, seat the pin along the top of the jig hook shank so roughly half the bead stands proud of the eye, and lash it down; a short pin sits the weight closer to the eye and tilts the fly nose-down.
Lay a thread base back to about the barb and secure the pin along its length, then bring the thread forward. Brush a little superglue over the pin wraps — the pin is sharp enough to cut thread.
Wind back to the rear tie-in point and tie in a black marabou tail one full shank length long. Strip the webby side fibres off the stem first so the bunch stays manageable. Longer is acceptable; shorter is not, because the length is what gives the fly its action.
Tie one strand of small ice blue tinsel along each side of the tail and trim it level with the marabou tips. It can sit proud in the vise — it slims down in the water.
Split the thread and spin it counter-clockwise until it flattens out, then open the split with a bodkin.
Stack a pinch of Firecracker Simi Seal by pulling it from each side into the middle until the clump is even, then load it into the split thread and spin clockwise to lock it in.
Wrap the noodle forward from the tail to the bead with the thinner end trailing rearward, keeping the tinsel where you want it.
Whip finish at the bead and brush the body out hard with a dubbing brush to free the trapped fibres.