Tungsten bead (Fulling Mill) Black nickel bead (4.2mm)
Sequin pin (1/2 in (balance))
Blood-quill marabou Olive and white blood quill marabou (tail)
Flashabou Accent / Crystal Flash (tail flash)
Ice Dub Olive; minnow-belly white
Bruiser Blend Olive brown bruiser blend
Living Eyes (Fish Skull) Holographic flash (3.0mm)
Solarez Bone-Dry UV resin
How to tie it
On a Firehole Sticks 511 (1XL 2XG) size 8 hook, mount a 4.2mm black-nickel tungsten bead offset with a half-inch sequin pin to balance the fly; lock the pin with Zap-a-Gap and cover with olive 16/0 thread wraps.
Tie in olive blood-quill marabou first (so it rides on top once the fly inverts) for a tail a little longer than a shank-length, stripping the fuzzies to minimize bulk.
Add a doubled-over strand of Flashabou Accent or Crystal Flash, then tie white marabou underneath for a two-tone tail; tie the tail down along the hook bend so it won't foul.
Make a dubbing loop (double the thin thread so it won't break) and load it with a thin layer of olive ice dub plus a bit of olive-brown Bruiser Blend; spin a tight noodle, brush it out, palmer it forward pruning fibers, and tie off behind the bead. Brush out and trim the bottom flat.
Make a second dubbing loop with minnow-belly white ice dub, spin a short noodle, tease it out, wrap it in behind the bead, and tie off; break off any over-long fibers.
End with a four- or five-turn whip finish and cut the thread.
Set a pair of 3.0mm holographic Living Eyes on the flattened sides with a dab of Zap-a-Gap.
Coat the head and body top with Solarez Bone-Dry resin to form the head and prop the body fibers into a slim baitfish profile; cure.