Might be something worth swinging before the hatch gets going. Sorry for the dirty fingernails; just finished installing rear struts and sway bar bushings on the son's car.
hook - Dai Riki 320 #14
thread - MFC 8/0 dark olive
rib - UTC 140 hopper yellow (doubled/twisted)
tail - partridge dyed olive
body - dubbing olive
wing - hen hackle tips dun
bead - 3 mm black
hackle - partridge dyed olive/dun hen
mash barb, slide on bead; start thread, tie in rib, wrap to bend
measure (shank length) some partridge fibers; tie in/trim butts
dub thread/dub tapered body
twist rib, counterwrap; tie off/trim
measure (a bit past the bend) a pair of hen hackle tips; tie in, cover butts with a bit more dubbing, half hitch x 2/trim thread
push bead against body, restart thread in front
prep partridge, tie in by tip; sweep fibers back while winding, tie off/trim
repeat with dun hen
half hitch x 2, SHHAN
Regards,
Scott
