A Crackleback softhackle. Change colors to suit your needs.
hook - Mustad 3399A #12
thread - MFC 8/0 brown
rib - x-small wire gold
abdomen - Uni-stretch chartreuse
back/tohrax - peacock herl
hackle - hen brown
Mash down barb, start thread one hook eye width back
prep hackle and tie in
tie in rib and Uni-stretch; wrap back to bend
tie in some peacock
wrap abdomen to 2/3 mark; tie off and trim
pull peacock over the back ; tie down but don't trim
counterwrap rib; tie off and helicopter end
twist peacock around thread and wrap thorax
wrap hackle, tie off, trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN
Regards,
Scott
