Tail Medium blue dun hackle fibers (one shank length)
Body Stripped Rhode Island Red hackle quill (lacquered)
Hackle Medium blue dun hackle (3-4 turns)
How to tie it
Mount hook, start thread, and set wood duck wings upright and divided at 70%.
Tie in a medium blue dun tail one shank length long.
Tie in a stripped, lacquered quill from a Rhode Island Red rooster neck at the bend and wrap it forward for a reddish, distinctly segmented body. The Red Quill’s signature.
Wind medium blue dun hackle 2 turns behind and 2 in front of the wings.
Whip finish.
Other versions
2 more in the app: Classic Recipe, Gregg Dressing (1940).