Tim Cammisa’s Fly Tying: Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail
Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail by Tim Cammisa
Check out the great new fly tying tutorial by Tim Cammisa where he shared with us the two variations of the Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail, ‘one of the most popular nymphs of all time’, as he has mentioned. A definite must see!
Ingredients – 1st Variation
- Hook: Allen Fly Fishing S402BL, Sizes 12-18
- Bead: 2 mm Tungsten, Gold
- Thread: 8/0 UNI, Olive Dun
- Tail: Hemingway’s Realistic Mayfly Nymph Rubber Tail
- Body: Pheasant Tail Fibers
- Ribbing: UNI, French Gold, Small
- Thorax: Hemingway’s Peacock Dubbing
- Hackle: Clearwater JV Hen, Hungarian Partridge Color
Ingredients – 2nd Variation
- Hook: Allen Fly Fishing S402BL, Sizes 12-18
- Bead: 2 mm Tungsten, Gold
- Thread: 8/0 UNI, Olive Dun
- Tail & Body: Pheasant Tail Fibers
- Hot Spot: 6/0 UNI, Fire Orange
- Ribbing: UNI, French Gold, Small
- Thorax: Hemingway’s Peacock Dubbing
- Hackle: Hen Hackle, Natural Brown
Hemingway’s Realistic Mayfly Nymph Tails
Hemingway’s Peacock Dubbing Dispenser
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