Seal & Starling
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #12 – 18 fine wire
Thread: orange silk, waxed
Body Parts: body, rib, thorax, hackle
Materials: orange silk, waxed, dubbed dark seal fur, dubbed dark seal fur, starling, sparse
Notes:
Wrap one layer of waxed silk from behind eye to between above hook point and barb
Twist (dub) a sparse quantity of dark seal under-fur onto the waxed silk
Spiral wrap body and tight wrap thorax
Tie in a Starling feather and wrap a sparse hackle collar. Whip finish with waxed thread.
For instructions on tying in spider hackle see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeeTgtHQPcQ