Pheasent Tail Simplicity

[flybill]

A new book i picked up, I downloaded a sample on my Kindle app, and loved what I read.

I prefer an actual book, so I'll go though it this week!

 

[Zak]

That looks like a great book! I tie and fish a lot of these:

 

[flybill]

Good video!! Us fly guys love to keep it simple.. not!

 

[Sam Roffe]

Good video!! Us fly guys love to keep it simple.. not!

Simple is good. I don't have the attention span for complex

 

[Chucker]

That looks like a great book! I tie and fish a lot of these:

That is a killer fly. I used to tie those with a darker hackle (might have been grouse). Looked better to me, the fish probably don’t care. The combo of pheasant tail and peacock just seems to work. I’m not sure if the fake peacock dubbing is quite as effective as the real thing, but it’s so much easier to work with.

 

[Zak]

That is a killer fly. I used to tie those with a darker hackle (might have been grouse). Looked better to me, the fish probably don’t care. The combo of pheasant tail and peacock just seems to work. I’m not sure if the fake peacock dubbing is quite as effective as the real thing, but it’s so much easier to work with.

I sometimes use real peacock (wound around the tying thread for strength). I use the more brownish partridge feathers. Here's one I just tied, a 2 minute tie (size 12).


See also:

Endrick Spider | MyFlyVise

A fly pattern by Zak, shared on MyFlyVise.

myflyvise.com

 

[GAT]

The interesting thing about real peacock herl is that it turns almost a brass looking color when wet. I don't think the synthetic version does that.

Yup, simple is good. I've used my version of the pattern for many moons and sometimes it is a hit.

 

[Flymph]

Just one comment on Pheasant tails: I searched for years for a tail that had fibers long enough to properly tie a Pheasant tail nymph. I finally found the quality and length I was looking for at McHardy's of Carlisle.