How to Tie a Bead Head Pheasant Tail

Detailed instructions on how to tie the Bead Head Pheasant Tail. This fly is the second pattern we teach in our Beginner Fly Tying Class at CrossCurrents in our Helena, Montana store. This fly is tied by Chris Strainer, Owner/Manager/Instructor at CrossCurrents.

Thread- 6/0-12/0 (color to match pheasant tail body)
Hook- #12-#20 1X-2X Nymph Hook (i.e. Daiichi #1560)
Bead- (optional)
Tail- Pheasant Tail
Abdomen- Pheasant Tail
Rib- Copper Wire (XS or S Ultra Wire)
Wing Case & Legs- Pheasant Tail
Thorax- Peacock Herl

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• fly tying
• fly fishing
• crosscurrents
• instruction
• pheasant tail
• FFCCrossCurrents

[flyrod40]

Great video, I am a beginner so you video really helped me. Thanks

[StrainerOutdoors]

@flyrod40 Thanks for watching. I'm working on more beginner videos this Winter -with a better camera. Good luck tying and I hope you have fun catching fish on flies you tie!

[eric14567]

Great video. Only thing is you should of wrapped the rib wire in the opposite direction of the pheasant tail.

[StrainerOutdoors]

Thanks for your comment. Sometimes I do "counter-wrap" the wire but it's faster for me to wrap over & away so I mostly do it that way for speed.

[ONE2THREE4567891011]

good video, but a little too zoomed out, somewhat tough to see what's going on

[StrainerOutdoors]

I did all the video and editing by myself, so I actually wasn't looking through the view finder when I recorded this video. I was trying to get the view from how you would see it at the vise. I'll post some more tying videos and try some different video techniques. Thanks for watching and for you input.

[seatroutheath]

very net and well explained Thanks

[mcfly2k]

I am also a beginner, and this was, in my opinion, one of the best instructional videos that I found. Thank you for sharing.

[gibbyutah]

Great Video!! Thanks for sharing your talent.

[telecoustic]

I mainly needed to know what size bead works best for certain size hooks and this was not addressed at the beginning. I have had trouble getting the bead on the hook -- even barb-less hooks. What size bead was used? Thanks

[lespaulfan4]

experts like you helps us beginners,thank you and god bless

[andrewh4]

i usualy dont cut the origional fibers used for the tail and abdomen and i use them for the wing case but i can see how that extra 6 fibers betters your wing case. Good tie!