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Thread:Black
Tail:Moose body hair
Body:Rabbit fur dubbing
Hackle:Grizzly and brown hackle tied parachute
Wing Post:White calf tail
1. Put the bend of the hook in the vise. Hold the thread in your left hand, bobbin in right and starting 1/4 of the way from the bend of the hook wrap the thread over top of the hook 5 times moving towards the eye then back over the thread towards the back of the hook. Continue wrapping until you get to the bend of the hook. It should look like this...
 2. Cut a small clump of moose body hair fibers about 3/4 of the length of the hook. Place the ends that you cut over top of the thread wraps 1/4 of the way up from the bend in the hook. Wrap the ends down with 4 to 5 turns of thread and make sure the fibers stays on top of the hook. Cut the ends of the fibers that are sticking out from in front of your thread wraps at an angle sloping down. It should look like this...
 3. Now using the rabbit fur dubb the thread for about 5 inches. Dubbing is done by pulling off small clumps of rabbit fur with your fingers and twisting it onto the thread always in a counter clock wise motion. Twist it on as evenly as possible... 4. Now spin your thread up the hook towards the eye stopping 1/4 inch from the eye. It should look like this...
 5. Now cut a small clump of white calf tail about 3/4 the length of the hook. Lay the cut ends down the top of the hook and secure with 4 to 5 thread wraps...cut the ends that stick out past the thread wraps. Now in a clock wise motion spin your thread around the calf tail fibers twice then once around the hook in front of the calf tail fibers. This will make them stand up. Repeat this step until your fibers stand straight up in a clump. It should look like this...
 6. Select a brown and grizzly hackle both the same size and trim off the fuzzy stuff from the end of the feather. Now cut about 10 fibers off the bottom on each side of the feather. You now have a stumpy end which you attach to the side of the hook closest to you at the base of the wing post. Secure it there with 4 to 5 thread wraps... 7. Grab the tips of the hackle fibers and spin them around the wing post clock-wise, staying as close to the base as possible. Tie the tip of the feather down with 4 to 5 thread wraps. This is tricky in that you have to tie the tips of the feathers down without tying any of your spun fibers down. Take your time...once the tips are secured trim the end of the hackle fibers that were in your pliers and whip finish...
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