Have you ever wondered how tiers of old used to make decent dry flies with poor quality hackle? I'll show you one method here with the Badger Hackle Peacock. A unique fly pattern with Lady Amherst pheasant tippets for the tail, and a peacock herl body.

Hook: #10-18 dry fly
Thread: Black
Tail: Lady Amherst pheasant tippets
Rib: Small copper wire
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: Badger

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