Bird’s Nest: a Cal Bird wet fly pattern

using a recipe and photos in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla

Hook: #8 - 16 nymph hook
Thread: tan
Rib: gold/copper wire
Tail: duck or teal flank (here died bronze)
Body: tan possum dubbing (or as desired) - 2/3 shank
Legs: same as tail, tied “in the round”
Thorax: same as body (here in a dubbing loop) - 1/3 shank