Pheasant Tail Nymph(s)

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Pheasant Tail Nymph(s)

Post by nfrechet » Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:06 am

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Pheasant Tail Nymph

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Brown
Tail - Pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Copper wire
Abdomen - Pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)

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Pheasant Tail Nymph - Red

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Red
Tail - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire
Abdomen - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Dyed red pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)

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Pheasant Tail Nymph - Black

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Black
Tail - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire
Abdomen - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Dyed black pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)

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Pheasant Tail Nymph - Tan

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Tan
Tail - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire
Abdomen - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Dyed tan pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)

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Pheasant Tail Nymph - Olive

Hook - Mustad 3906 or equivalent
Weight - Lead/lead free wire (Optional)
Thread - Olive
Tail - Dyed olive pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing - Gold wire
Abdomen - Dyed olive pheasant tail fibers
Wing case - Dyed olive pheasant tail fibers
Thorax - Peacock herl
Legs - Dyed olive pheasant tail fibers (tips pulled back from the wing case)

Tying note: If you don't like tying the legs, omitting them is perfectly okay.

Are they necessary, probably not

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Re: Pheasant Tail Nymph(s)

Post by letumgo » Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:11 am

Oh Emm Gee!!! Those are fantastic variations Norm. I especially like the black and green one.
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