Pheasant Tail Nymphs are extremely simple to tie,even a beginner can tie then fast and easy without headaches. You need to take in consideration a few points for perfect tying:
- try to make the body as slim as possible
- for body profile use under-thread
- try to make carrot like shape for best body profile
- for body just use only 2-3 pheasant barbs, too many will give a bulky look
- wrap with attention and do not twist the pheasant barbs ( if you twist them , the diameter of the body will be increased )
- use wire for ribbing – the tinsel wire is durable and for this reason is the best option (oval and flat will are not durable at fish teeth )
- the tinsel wire should be applied in the opposite sense of pheasant barbs and will secure the body even if the teeth fish will broke it
- for thorax just use a pinch of dubbing right after the bead
- wrap the dubbing rope from the body in the bead direction, do not cross them because will increase the thorax diameter and the fly will not sink so fast
- fix the dubbing in dubbing loop – will resist more and will look more spiky.
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