Pheasant tail nymph

[flyman]

We all tie differently heres my way of tying the pheasant tail nymph,
Set hook and take cotton down to bend of hook and tie in 5- 6 pheasant fibres as tail, you can had a bit of weight use copper wire or lead at the thorax the copper i used is a bit thick but it will give u the idear,


Now tie in copper wire as rib and 4-5 pheasant fibres ,


Wrap the pheasant around hook in touching turns up tothe thorax
and rib with copper wire,

next tie in a good bunch of pheasant on top so it can be pulled over for thorax cover, try and judge the length as when u tie them of u can fold the tips back and give it more leggy effect.
Now dub somefur and a couple of turns to make the thorax

Pull thorax cover over and tye in at eye ,

Separate the tips to equal numbers and pull to sides of hook
hold down and tie of.

Not the best photos but hpe this helps a little.

Flyman

[Dubbed Squirrel]

Well tied Jeff, same steps for me, although sometimes I use Pearl Green Mylar for the thorax, instead of dubbing. Nice easy steps too for beginners, nice one..