- Hook - Mustad 9671, Tiemco 2312, or Tech Twin DFC200 - sizes 8, 10, 12
- Rib - fine wire - silver, gold, or chartreuse
- Bead head
- Thread - olive
- Body & tail - olive ostrich herl
- Legs - olive partridge
1. bead on hook - thread down to bend of hook
2. tie on wire above barb
3. tie in three strands of ostrich as the tail, leave ends untrimmed - length of hook shank
4. Body - take ends left from tail and twist counterclockwise. Wrap as body. Add more ostrich as required winding up leaving a small space just before bead.
5. Counterwrap wire over body and tie off.
6. Trim ostrich body close, laying scissors along the wire.
7. Tie in legs on each side using about 3 strands of partridge.
8. Wrap ostrich herl just behing eye, over wire ends, making a nice fluffy head. |
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