Royal Wulff

Materials needed:
Hook:  2x long shank dry fly hook sizes #10-18. (I am using a size #14)
Thread:  Tan 8/0 Uni thread.
Wings:  Fine deer body hair.
Body:  Peacock herl and red floss.
Tail:  Fine deer body hair.
Hackle:  Brown.

Place your hook in your vise.

Start your thread.

Cut, clean, and stack a clump of natural white tail deer body hair.  Measure for length.

Since I am using a hook with a 2x long shank, measure your wings with the hook gap.  The length should be 2x the hook gap.

Use two loose wraps to hold the hair in place, then one tight wrap to keep it from moving too much.

Push the wings up with your finger, and build a thread dam in front to keep the hair standing upright.

Trim the butt ends of the hair...

...And cover with tight thread wraps.

Separate the clump into two equal parts with a few figure 8 wraps to form your wings.

Then wrap around just the base of each wing.  3 thread wraps per wing.

Wrap your thread back to about the back of the barb.

Cut, clean, and stack another (smaller) clump of deer hair to tie in as a tail.

Measure for length, again 2x the hook gap.

Tie in on a 45 degree angle with 2 soft wraps, then with a tight wrap to bring the clump to the top of the hook shank.

Cover the butt ends of your tail with thread wraps.

Cut about 2 inches off the tip of a peacock herl, and tie it in.

Wrap 3-4 wraps of peacock herl, and tie it off.  Do not trim.











Tie in a piece of red floss.












Wrap the floss forward, about 4-5 wraps, tie it off, and trim.

3-4 more wraps of peacock herl.  Then tie it off, and trim.

Select a properly sized (2x the hook gap) brown dry fly hackle, and trim (do not strip!) about a half inch of the fibers from the bottom of the feather.

Tie in your hackle on a 45 degree angle, with the dull side facing you.

Wrap your thread to just behind the hook eye.  Leave enough room to build a head.








Wrap your hackle forward.  3-4 wraps behind the wings, and 3-4 wraps in front of the wings.

Tie the hackle off, and trim.

Whip finish, and trim your thread.  (try not to catch any hackle fibers in your scissors like I did...)

I do two, six turn whip finishes to build a head.  Head cement is unnecessary if you do this.