I was listening to a Grateful Dead YouTube video as I was tying the fly, thus decided on the "Red" name.

Here’s the dressing from Pritt’s book 33. GREENTAIL (Grannom Fly). HOOK – No. 1 WINGS – Hackled with a feather from the inside of a Woodcock's wing, or from a Partridge's neck, or from under a Hen Pheasant's wing. BODY – Lead coloured silk, twisted with a little fur from a Hare's face. TAIL – Green ...

I tie several peacock bodied soft hackle variations using using a wire wrapped peacock body; partridge, hen, starling, etc.hackles for some very effective fishing. Using a lime green thread for the head and butt, creates a nice egg laying caddis variation.

I have one just like the bottom pic and another slightly lighter...both from Dave Roberts. I think I might have posted a pic of it awhile back. Makes very nice soft hackled dressings.

Daiichi 1710....I use 14, 16 and 18

Awhile back, a friend sent me some UV dyed peacock herl. Due to my rapidly advancing age and memory getting worse, I forgot all about the friend's generosity until recently , for which I am very grateful (for the UV herl, not the memory loss!). So, I decided to tie up a few BH nymphs using the dyed ...

Alan

Hope you don't mind. I downloaded and cropped your pics. Have no idea why one pic ended up smaller than the other two.

Bob

Saw the YouTube video and tried to do a few. Can't wait for warmer weather.

For several years, I did buy pheasant tails in various places, including (once) at a flower shop where the PTs were being used in floral arrangements. But, I've been lucky, in that I've been able to get several VERY NICE PTs recently due to hunting some wild Iowa pheasants......I didn't get to down ...

This old guy forgot who I promised to send some Waterhen / Moorhen hackles. Please drop me a PM, ok? Thanks.

Bob