Vicki,
the Usual
Hook: any dry fly
Thread: depends on hook size
Tail: tyed in after the wing, Snowshoe Rabbit foot predominately guard hairs, length a bit shorter than the wing.....it's more of a trailing shuck than a tail
Body: Snowshoe rabbit foot underfur
Wing: same as tail but a bit longer.....should be app. shank length and tyed in facing a bit forward.....
the Unusual..........same as above but with a Peacock herl body.....which can be ribbed of so desired
the Highly Unusual..........same as above except with a CDC Body
The Highly Unusual Usual............same as any of the above, (body of choice), with a Hungarian Partridge hackle collared in front of the wing.
Wing should be done first..........then tail..........then body..........then hackle if your doin' a Highly Unusual Usual. And be sure (for the Usual, Unusual and Highly Unsual), to put a turn or two of the dubbing in front of the wing.....skip that for the Highly Unsual Usual, the collar goes there.
