Royal Wulff

Hook – Size 12
Thread – Black
Tail – Brown Elk/Deer Hair
Body – Peacock Herl and Red Floss
Hackle - Brown Cock
Wing – White Calf Tail/Calf body hair

Royal Wulff 10

Step 1 - Run a bed of thread the length of the hook shank then bring the thread back up the shank to about 1/3rd the length of the shank from the eye. Stack a small bunch of white calf tail or calf body hair and tie this in with the tip of the hair pointing out over the eye of the hook. From the tips of the hair to the tie in point should be the same length as the hook shank. The waste ends can be trimmed now or when you have formed the wings and are sure they are all set the way you want them.
Step 2 - Use the finger and thumb of your left hand to stand the wing upright and place thread wraps in front of the wing. Build a ramp of thread wraps pushing hard into the base of the wing to keep it standing.
Step 3 - Split the wing in half using a bodkin or needle and place some figure 8 wraps around the bases of the two wings to keep them seperate. If the individual wings are difficult to seperate place some wraps around the base of each individual wing to pull the hair together into a nicely formed wing. A drop of superglue at teh base of each wing will help to toughen up the fly and keep the wings where you want them.
Step 4 - Stack a small bunch of the hair you will be using for the tail. Measure the hair so that it is the same length as the hook shank and tie it in. If possible the waste ends of the hair should be trimmed so it ends up hard against the butt of the wings. You will end up with a nice even body and not have to build it up with thread wraps later.
#5 Tie in 2 or 3 strands of peacock herl for your body. I have found that if your divide the length between where your herl starts and the wing by 4 that it will halp you to get the dressing of the body correct. The body should be 1/4 herl, 1/4 waist, 1/4 herl and 1/4 space for your hackle.
Step 6 - So now wrap your herl around the thread to form a rope and wind it forward 1/4 of the space available. Unwrap your thread and tie down the herl. Tie in the red floss or thread you are using for the waist scetion of the body. You can either trim the herl off and tie it back in later or just lay it flat on the hook shank and place a few wraps over it until it is where it needs to be for the third part of the body.
Step 7 - Wrap the red floss part of the body. Remember this should only take up about 1/4 of the gap between the tail and wing. Once wrapped tie off and trim waste and get ready to wrap the third part of the body.
Step 8 - If you wound forward over the herl all you need to do now is wrap the third section of the body. If not tie in the herl again, make your herl rope and wind it forward. Finish the body by tying off the herl making sure you leave the 1/4 body length gap for tying in your hackle.
Step 9 - Tie in your hackle with the shiney side facing the eye of the hook. I have used 2 hackles here as i like to really make these flies as boyant as possible. One hackle will probably be enough on any fly smaller than a size 10 or when using a saddle hackle which can be wrapped as many times as you wish.
Step 10 - Wind your hackle forward. Try and get the same number of turns behind the wing as you do in front. It will help even the fly out and have it looking its best. Tie off the hackle, whip finish and varnish and go fishing.