Fly Fisherman - March 16, 2012 Lime Trude Lime Trude Recipe: Hook: TMC 100 #10-18 Thread: 8/0 Black Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippet Body: Lime Green Rabbit Dubbing Wing: Calf Tail Hackle: Brown Rooster Hackle Step 1Peel off a section of golden pheasant tippets and square the ends. Measure the tippets against the hook so they are a shank length long and tie them in at the bend. Wrap forward over the butts to the seventy-five percent point and clip the excess.Step 2Dub a tapered abdomen from the base of the tail to the 75 percent point.Step 3Cut, clean and stack a clump of calf tail hair. Measure the hair against the hook so it is a shank length long.Step 4Tie the calf tail hair in at the front of the body with several tight turns of thread.Step 5Clip the butt ends of the hair at an angle and wrap the thread over the stubs. Return the thread to the base of the wing.Step 6Tie in two brown rooster hackles at the base of the wing.Step 7Wrap the hackle forward from the base of the wing to the hook eye and tie them off. Clip the excess. Build a smooth thread head, whip finish and clip the thread. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up