Hook 1X long wet fly hook, barbless, #6-12 (tied on a #10)
Thread Black 70 denier
Materials
Tail Red slip duck (One slip of dyed duck or goose quill, long)
Body hackle Light/medium brown hen (One feather, palmered)
Body Black chenille (Small chenille (or black floss))
Collar hackle Guinea fowl, natural or dyed red (One feather, 3-4 turns)
How to tie it
Lay a base of black 70 denier thread on a #10 1X long wet fly hook, all the way to the start of the bend.
Tie a slip of red duck or goose in on top as the tail (a good long one, about a shank length) taking a couple of wraps and rolling it upright before locking it in; trim the butts.
Prep a light brown hen feather by notching a small V at the tie-in point, tie it in at the bend with a couple of locking wraps and snip the tip.
Tie in small black chenille at the bend, trim any long fibers sticking off the bottom, and take the thread forward.
Wrap the chenille forward in touching turns to just behind the eye. Don't worry if it is slightly thicker at the back, and tie it off; trim the excess.
Palmer the brown hen forward over the body with as many or as few turns as you like; tie it off with two wraps, pull the fibers back and add a couple of extra locking wraps, then trim.
Prep a guinea fowl feather with a small V near the tip and tie it in gently. It is pliable but weak that close to the tip; snip the tip off.
Take three or four turns of guinea as the collar, stroking the long fibers back as you wrap; catch it off on the underside with a couple of wraps and trim the excess.
Pull all the hackle back and ramp the thread over it, building a head that sweeps everything back into a long soft-hackle silhouette.
Whip finish four turns and add a drop of head cement; if the collar is too dense, just pluck individual fibers out until you like it.