Photo courtesy of Cronin Photography (thanks Bill!)

Hook: 10-12

Thread: Brown/Tan

Tail: Red Flashabou or Yarn

Dubbing: Brown, Tan, Yellow, or Bright Green

Palmered Hackle: Grizzley, Brown or Red

Underwing: Rainbow Flash

Wing: Grizzley, Brown or Red Hackle

Wingcase: Turkey Quill reinforced with head cement

Wing Post: Calf Tail or Other Material (White or Bright Color)

Legs: Turkey Quill

Step One: Tie in Grizzley Hackle near the bend of the hook. Tie in Flashabou or Yarn if you want a short tail.

Step Two: Dub abdomen to approximately 3/5 of the hook length. Leave plenty of room for the parachute.

Step 3: Palmer hackle over dubbing and tie down in front of abdomen.

Step 4: Use pre-tied legs or cut about three quills together of turkey feather to form two legs (the longer the better). Tie an overhand knot in the legs/quills. Tie in the legs at the front of the abdomen. The legs should extend out from the body slightly.

Step 5: Tie in the underwing. Cut wingcase from turkey quill that has been stiffened with head cement. The wingcase should be 1/3 to ½ inch wide. Tie in the wingcase over the underwing flat to top dubbing. The wing and underwing should extend slightly longer than the tail.

Step 6: Tie in the wingpost in front of dubbing. Secure the butt end with thread wraps working towards the abdomen. Clip and bind down the excess. Build a thread bump tightly against the post material until the material stands upright. Use as few thread wraps as possible to avoid building up bulk.

Step 7: Position the thread at the rear base of the wingpost. Position the hackle with the tip towards the rear of the fly; the shiny side up on the near side of the wingpost. Take one wrap of thread as close as possible to the rear of the post. Bring the thread beneath the shank and take one wrap as close as possible to the front of the post. Continue binding down the hackle stem towards the eye of the hook. Clip the excess stem. Dub the thorax.

Step 8: Wrap the hackle clock-wise around the wingpost. As you wrap around the far side and the near side of the hook, dip the hackle down so that you spiral each wrap underneath the previous wrap. Continue until you have the desired number of wraps. As you finish the last wrap of the hackle, draw the hackle tip forward on the near side of the hook and angle it downward. Raise the thread vertically so that it crosses the hackle stem. Pull the hackle tip toward the rear, bending the stem against the thread. Angle the thread toward the hook eye so that you can slip the thread under the hackle barbs. Pull the thread tightly to cinch the hackle to the shank. Take two more turns of thread over the first. Trim the excess hackle stem. With your left fingers, pull the hackle fibers back and whip finish.