Step 1

Mount a hook in the vise.

Step 2

Cover the thorax area with thread.

Step 3

Take a polystyrene ball. It also works with a piece of fly-tying foam (rounded for small hook - double for larger hook). The bag is made by a piece of regular nylon stockings. Take from the wife even if you already have your own. It's better that she knows you have, their purpose and that they came from her than that she happen to see the fly-box and start wondering why you already had some... without her knowing about it. (Hmmmmmmm...)

Step 4

Fold the stocking piece to a little bag around the ball and stretch it.

Step 5

Tie it onto the hook and use a bit of the excess to build upp an underbody for the thorax.

Step 6

Cut the last excess of the stocking and cover the rest of the hook with thread.

Step 7

Tie in a piece of fine flat tinsel.

Step 8

Dub the thread sparsely with hare's ear that's been cut a little shorter.

Step 9

Wrap the dubbed thread up to the start of the thorax and stop there.

Step 10

Rib the body with the tinsel, counter clockwise to secure the dubbing, and tie it down at the start of the thorax. Make the wraps rather tight.

Step 11

Dub the thread with hare's ear again, a little longer hairs this time.

Step 12

Wrap the dubbed thread to the suspender.

Step 13

Make a whip-finish behind the hook eye.

Step 14

Finish the fly by picking out a little dubbing here and there between the tinsel wraps and some from the thorax for legs.

Done...

A simple fly that doesn't require lots of materials. Hare, tinsel, something floating and ladies underwear... stuff that we all have lying around somewhere.