Hook Curved 1X short nymph hook, #10-16 (size 16 shown)
Thread Black 70 denier
Materials
Tungsten or brass bead Gold or black bead (2.4 mm, sized to the hook)
Lead-free wire n/a (A few wraps of 0.015)
Wool yarn or synthetic Red poly bear fibers (One thin strand pulled from a 4-strand yarn)
Peacock herl Natural peacock herl (Three or four strands)
Partridge Gray partridge (One small feather)
How to tie it
Slide a 2.4 mm bead onto the curved nymph hook, add a few wraps of 0.015 lead-free wire and shove them into the back of the bead to lock it and bulk up the thorax area.
Start black thread behind the weight, build a small dam to hold the wraps in place, cover them, and run the thread back to the bend.
Unspin a strand of red wool yarn and tie in a very sparse sliver at the bend for the tail: just a hint of red, well under one hook gap long. Trim the butt.
Snip the brittle ends off three or four peacock herls, tie them in just ahead of the tail and bind the butts down, then bring the thread back to the tail.
Pull four or five inches of thread from the bobbin, form a loop and secure it at the tail. Place the peacock herls into the loop and spin it with your fingers into a rope, then finish twisting it with hackle pliers, not too tight or the herl will break.
Wrap the herl rope forward to just behind the bead, adding a twist every two or three turns to keep the rope tight. Tie it off and trim.
Trim the red tail to final length, less than one hook gap.
Strip the fluff from a small gray partridge feather, make a tie-in point on the stem and tie it in behind the bead. Take one full turn (or strip one side and take two turns) so the fibers reach well past the hook point.
Tie off, trim the stem, and take a few wraps to sweep the fibers back and even the collar.
Whip finish behind the bead with two three-turn whip finishes and trim any stray fibers.