Marc Williamson asked, “How in the heck do you tie this pattern, anyway?”

Good point:

Tying thread to match color of backstrap and hackle color (in this case grey or tan)

Hook size: 10-16 (regular to 2xl)

Tail: any barred feather barbs.

Body: sparse dubbing or pheasant tail fibers wound.

Ribbing: thin copper wire with one strand of krystal flash wound around wire.

Backstrap: pheasant tail fibers pulled over top.

Hackle at thorax: Ostrich herl wound.

The colors and materials may vary, of course.