November 14, 2021

Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph

Pheasant Tail Nymph

This is a combination of a couple of recipies for tying Pheasant Tail Nymphs.

To allow it to sink effectively, I added a bead and some wraps of lead wire from these steps. I also created a tapered body like in these instructions.

For most of the rest, I followed the simpler structure from the following video. The main highlights:

  1. Before moving the wraps all the way back to the bend I place a piece of copper wire for the back to secure it.
  2. Use the single set of pheasant tail fibers for the tail and to wrap to the front, instead of several sets. This makes it a lot less fancy, but is a lot less wasteful at my level.
  3. Use some peacock hurl at the front for flash.
  4. Unlike the video, I just finish with a couple half hitches.

© Mike Keesey 2020