| Hook | I use Dai Riki #300 - A little more expensive - but spend it wear it matters. Cheap hooks lose fish or never even give you a chance. |
| Thread | Whatever you're comfortable with. I use white 8/0 and color it with Sharpies to my liking. |
| Tail and sheath | Antron yarn sparsely. Pale olive, tan or apple green - occasionally pale yellow. |
| Body | Antron yarn, Hare's ear yarn blend ostrich herl, peacock herl, brown wild turkey biots or pheasant tail. I like the iridescence of peacock and the bronze effect some turkey has. |
| Rib | Fine silver, gold or mylar/holoshimmer thread wrapped counter to the other body materials. |
| Wing/Legs/Hackle | Preferably cheap dyed 'lemon' wood duck imitation, sparsely tied on either side of the body. Might consider using 2 very thin brown or black rubber legs about 1/5 times the length of the hook shank tied midway in the thorax. |
| Bead head | Small plastic pearl bead - craft shop variety, unlessyou're your fly tying supplier has started carrying them - then pay up to get the ones individually autographed by the author in invisible ink. You may have to build up the hook with thread and us |
