Materials Needed:
Hook - 3xl streamer hook size 10-2. I'm using a size 8 Allen S403.
Thread - Olive UNI-thread.
Ribbing - 2x mono tippet material. Wire, or tinsel can also be used.
Tail - Tip's of 2 olive grizzly hen hackle.
Body - Olive and red dubbing, with the butt ends of the tail over the top, held in place with the ribbing.
Hackle collar - Olive grizzly hen hackle.
Secure your hook in your vise.
Wrap 30 or so wraps of lead or lead-free wire over the hook shank. Leave enough bare hook shank for your head and tail.
Start your thread just behind the lead wraps.
Wrap your thread with open spiral wraps across the lead wraps. When you reach the front of the lead wraps, wrap a few tight wraps of thread around just the
Wrap your thread back over the lead wraps with tight open spiral wraps. When you reach the end of the lead wraps, make 4 or so tight thread wraps around just the hook shank.
Tie in a piece of mono tippet material.
Return your thread to the rear of the hook shank.
Dub some olive dubbing onto your thread, and build up a tapered body.
You will have to re-apply dubbing several times to reach the front of the hook shank.
When you reach about 3 hook eye's length from the hook eye, wrap 2-3 wraps of thread dubbed with red dubbing.
Tease out the dubbing fibers.
Select two feathers from a hen neck of similar size and shape.
Align the tips of the feathers and put the concave sides together.
Measure your tail. I like my tail to be 2/3 the length of the hook shank.
When you are happy with the length of your tail, strip the fibers off the bottom of the feather.
Trim the fibers off the top of the feather up to the body.
Pinch the two feathers together, and against the hook shank, and secure the feathers to the hook shank with 10 or so tight thread wraps.
Trim the butt ends of the feathers.
Pull on the tail tight enough to hold the stems of the feathers against the body.
Pull the feather fibers forward, and wrap one wrap of ribbing.
Split the fibers apart and wrap another wrap of ribbing through it.
Continue wrapping your ribbing forward this way.
Trim your butt piece of ribbing.
Tie in the feather you are using for your hackle collar.
Wrap 3-4 wraps of hackle to build a collar. Pull the fibers back after each wrap.
Tie off your hackle, whip finish, and apply head cement.
Measure your tail. I like my tail to be 2/3 the length of the hook shank.
