How to tie a Small Ball Stone dry fly Materials: #Hook: Standard dry-fly hook, size 16. #Thread: 70 Denier brown. #Body: CDC gray. #Wing: Partridge soft hackle feather. #Hackle: Dark Dun. Steps: - make the body of the fly from a single slate dark gray CDC feather - get hold of the end of the feather with hackle pliers and give it a few twists - place the intersection against the near side of the hook of the tie end point and take two thread wraps to lightly secure it - begin pulling it rearward