Tying
Instructions
1. Start the
thread, wrap forward to the eye, back to the bend, back forward to about
5/16" behind the eye, and then head cement the shank and thread.
2. Tie in the under tail, the over tail, and then add a small amount of head
cement on top of the base of the tail.
3. Tie in the chenille followed by 5 or 6 peacock herls for the rib.
Form what amounts to a dubbing loop of thread along the herl.
4. Cut a 3" strip of foam about 1/16" by 1/16" to
3/32" or so, and tie it in in front of the tail, wrapping it down with
thread back to the tail. Wrap the foam forward forming an under
body, and tie off about 5/16" behind the eye.
5. Wrap the chenille forward over the foam under body to form the body,
tying off about 5/16" behind the eye.
6. Twist the peacock and thread loop together to form a herl rope and rib the
body with the rope. Pull the herl rope tightly enough to imbed it in
the chenille. Tie off at the front of the chenille, and form a tapered
thread base for tying in the wing.
7. Cut the woodchuck hair, clean out the under fur as much as is easily
possible, stack, and tie in the wing.
8. Tie in the two hackle feathers, hackle, form a thread head, and head cement.
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