Tie in a sparse Coq de Leon tail, split or bunched, one shank long. A stiff microfiber tail floats the abdomen.
Tie in a stripped quill by its fine tip at the tail.
Wrap the quill forward in touching turns to the 65% mark for a crisply segmented body; tie off and give it a thin coat of UV or head cement for durability.
Tie in two dun CDC feathers set upright and splayed into a shallow V as the wing, tips up.
Dub a small thorax around the wing base to seat the V and add float; sweep stray CDC back as legs.
Whip finish behind the eye and add a tiny drop of cement at the head, off the CDC.