Thunder and Lightning

Tying Instructions

1. 1.

   Secure the hook and start the thread behind the eye, then wind a smooth foundation rearward to the tag position above the barb.

2. 2.

   Tie in fine silver thread and wrap a short, even tag, then add a narrow band of golden-yellow floss immediately forward of it.

3. 3.

   Tie in a golden pheasant crest topping for the tail and veil it with a small Indian crow substitute feather; keep the tail aligned with the shank.

4. 4.

   Tie in black ostrich herl at the tail base, make a compact butt, and secure it without crowding the body area.

5. 5.

   Tie in oval silver tinsel and fiery brown hackle by their tips at the rear of the body, with the hackle prepared to sweep rearward.

6. 6.

   Tie in black floss and wrap a smooth, slightly tapered body forward, stopping with enough room for the throat, wing, and head.

7. 7.

   Palmer the fiery brown hackle forward in open turns, then counter-wrap the oval silver tinsel through the hackle to reinforce it; secure both at the front of the body.

8. 8.

   Tie in the blue jay substitute as a sparse throat beneath the shank, with the fibers flowing rearward.

9. 9.

   Marry narrow slips of yellow, scarlet, and blue swan or goose with bustard substitute and golden pheasant tail, then mount the matched wing upright and centered so its tips finish near the tail tip.

10. 10.

    Tie in matched brown mallard shoulder slips as a roof over the married wing and secure them with firm, controlled thread wraps.

11. 11.

    Tie in paired blue and yellow macaw substitute fibers as slim horns along the upper sides of the wing.

12. 12.

    Form a neat black head, whip finish, apply black head lacquer, and clear the hook eye.