Recipe
for Pheasant Tail Nymph
Thread: Black 8/0, Optional Fire Orange or
Chartreuse 8/0 or 6/0 for head
Hook: 14 - 22
Weight: Non-lead weight
Tail: 3 pheasant tail barbs—long
Body: pheasant tail barbs wound around hook shank
Ribbing: Copper Wire
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Wing case: 6-7 long Pheasant Tail Barbs (adjust for size of hook)
Legs: 3 pheasant tail barb tips, on each side.
The Pheasant Tail Nymph is a good all-purpose
fly. We will focus on proportions, the techniques
of tying on the wing case and legs, and anything
else you'd like. We should also have time to tie a
bead head version of this fly. For those of you who
have tied a few flies and want to try an “advanced
beginner” fly this might be a good fly to work on.
