Tying the Pheasant Tail Nymph

Demonstration of tying the Pheasant Tail Nymph.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Fly
• Tying
• Fishing
• Pheasant
• Tail
• Nymph
• Beginner

[bradcrosby8722]

where do you find this wire in sheets?

[FlyFishVideo]

I have found it at a number of fly shops. The last batch at McClellens in Fayetteville, Arkansas. You can also find it at some online stores. You might check out Hook & Hackle or Feathercraft to see if they have it. Since you don't use much per fly, one package lasts a very long time.

[shaupt35]

Nice video but I only heard the opening music. After that, all talking seemed to be muted. Couldn't hear a thing.

[FlyFishVideo]

In my earlier recordings, only one channel of the stereo is used. You hear the music (at least one channel) but the voice doesn't come through. It means you have a problem with your speaker system on one of the two channels.

[TKEYLER]

I have come back to this probably ten times now, and continue to tie this fly. great instruction. If I want to make this a bead head nymph, do I just slip a copper bead on the hook before starting? Should I glue it into place?

thanks

[FlyFishVideo]

Thanks for the kind words. To make a beadhead version, use a longer hook and place the bead on the hook first. Don't use glue, the bead will fit nicely against the hook eye. Then complete the fly or even consider making a soft hackle version of the fly. You can also force the bead back over the final thread wraps by restarting your thread at the hook eye and using the thread to push the bead back. Not necessary but can be a nice touch. Good Luck.

[alright4u]

Nice. Turkey makes a great wing case for a number of productive flies.

[FlyFishVideo]

Use whatever copper you have. The size of the wire should be proportional to the size of the fly you're tying, but use what you can get. A great source of copper wire is an old lamp cord. Strip out the wire from the cord and you'll have about 5o pieces of copper wire that you can use for tying.

[andrewh4]

is really fine copper wire a mandatory or can i use slightly thicker .25 copper wire??? Thanks! Great tie, truly amazing!

[FlyFishVideo]

Great idea on using the ribbing to reinforce the herl. Thanks for the comment.

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