Atherton #2 Hook size: 12-16 Wing: Wood duck, light. Tail: Light brassy or rusty dun hackle barbules or a mixture of light ginger and light dun. Body: Light buff or pale tan fox-belly fur mixed with natural seal's fur and a small amount of hare's ear, ribbed with narrow oval gold tinsel. Hackle: One light Cree and one medium dun hackle.
Dry fly number two from John Atherton as found in the classic book entitled, "The Fly and the Fish" pub. 1951. Atherton did extensive research on "light patterns" of dry flies. This can be seen in his dry fly dressings, which call for many combinations of materials and favor the use of Cree Hackle.