| FLY PROPORTION CHART |
| Tag | With the hook shank parallel to the tying surface, the tag starts at the barb point and proceeds to the hook point. The tag may consist of several materials such as tinsel and floss. |
| Tail | The fly tail length is 1-1/2 of the hook gape, Height is 1/2 to equal of the hook gape |
| Tail Veiling | The tailing veil length is 1/2 of the tail |
| Butt | The butt typically 3-5 wraps of material: ostrich, pheasant, dubbing, etc. |
| Body | The body runs from the butt to 1 hook-eye length back from the head |
| Ribbing | The rubbing is typically, palmered tinsel or floss; 5 wraps from butt to head |
| Body Hackle | The body hackle is a feather folded over and palmered behind the body ribbing |
| Main Wing | The main wing length is from the head to where the topping & roof meet the tail, not to exceed out of the borders of the two |
| Roof | The roof length is from the head to the tailing, height is approx. equal to 1/2 to 3/4 hook gape |
| Topping | The topping length is from the head to the tip of the tailing, height is approx. equal to one hook gape. |
| Shoulder(s) | The shoulders length is approx 2/3 of main wing, or to the butt |
| Cheek(s) | The cheek length is generally 1/2 of shoulder |
| Horns | The horns length equal to intersection of topping and tailing |
| Throat | The throat length is just a smidgen longer than the body palmered hackle extending to 1/2 the distance from the hook eye and hook point |
| Throat Veiling | The throat veiling length is max to the length of the throat, sparsely tied |
| Head | The head is evenly tapered and not grossly large. The smaller the better. Finish with gloss coat on thread-based heads. |
