Hook - Tiemco 2457 or equivalent heavy wire scud. Size 12-16
Head - Silver or Gold Bead (size to match hook)
Tail - Pheasant Tail Dyed Black
Rib - Pearl Krystal Flash
Body - Pheasant Tail Dyed Black
Thorax - Peacock Herl
Wingcase - Pearl Mylar (size wide 1/8")
Legs - Black Krystal Flash

Fly's story....

Don't let the name fool you - this is just as effective in clear water as it is in dirty water.  I came up with this pattern after being out fished 2-1 on the Monocacy Creek in Bethlehem, PA by a friend of mine who was fishing a flashback Prince nymph while I was fishing a standard beadhead Pheasant Tail.  The water was off-color and I was convinced that the reason for my defeat was attributed to the extra flash in my buddies fly (certainly not due to superior ability!)  I went home to the vice and added as much flash to the standard Pheasant Tail as I could and came up with this pattern.  The fly has caught fish for me nearly every place I've fished it from the Lehigh Valley limestone streams to Central PA's Little Juniata to Montana's Rock Creek.  It meets all of my criteria for a good patttern:  simple to tie, readily available materials and it catches fish.  Try it, you won't be disappointed.