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, a great choice would also be Maruto d21 Hooks
- Bead: 2 mm Tungsten bead in Gold
- Thread: 8/0 UNI, Olive Dun, or try Hemingway’s 8/0 Thread in Gray Olive
- Tail: Hemingway’s Realistic Mayfly Nymph Rubber Tail
- Body: Pheasant Tail Fibers
- Ribbing: UNI, French Gold, Small, or a Hemingway’s Fine Wire 0.2mm in Champagne
- Thorax: Hemingway’s Peacock Dubbing in Reddish
- Hackle: Clearwater JV Hen, Hungarian Partridge, or Soldarini Partridge Feathers in Olive
Ingredients – 2nd Variation
- Hook: Allen Fly Fishing S402BL, Sizes 12-18, a great choice would also be Maruto d21 Hooks
- Bead: 2 mm Tungsten bead in Gold
- Thread: 8/0 UNI, Olive Dun, or try Hemingway’s 8/0 Thread in Gray Olive
- Tail & Body: Pheasant Tail Fibers
- Hot Spot: 6/0 UNI in Fire Orange, or Hemingway’s Fluo Thread in Fluo Orange
- Ribbing: UNI, French Gold, Small, or a Hemingway’s Fine Wire 0.2mm in Champagne
- Thorax: Hemingway’s Peacock Dubbing in UV Brown
- Hackle: Hen Hackle, Natural Brown
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