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Jigged CDC Hothead Pheasant Tail

How do you tie a Jigged CDC Hothead Pheasant Tail?

Jigged CDC Hothead Pheasant Tail is a nymph fly pattern for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout. Find its 9 materials and 13 tying steps below.

Difficulty
2 of 5
Target species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout

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Materials

  • Jig Hook, Hanak 450BL, sizes 12-18
  • Tungsten Slotted Bead, 3.2mm, Fluorescent Orange
  • Thread (70 Denier), Black
  • Pheasant Tail Fibers (tail)
  • Pheasant Tail Fibers (body)
  • UTC Ultra Wire, Small, Copper
  • Opal Tinsel
  • Peacock Herl
  • CDC Feather, Natural Dun

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Tying instructions

  1. Slide tungsten bead onto jig hook

  2. Secure black thread behind bead

  3. Wrap thread to barb, then forward to bead for smooth base

  4. Tie in copper wire behind bead for later counter-wrapping

  5. Attach 5-6 pheasant tail fibers as tail, wrap forward and secure

  6. Use remaining pheasant fibers to wrap body forward to near bead

  7. Counter-wrap copper wire over body, trim excess

  8. Tie in opal tinsel along hook shank top

  9. Add peacock herl fibers, wrap carefully forward

  10. Fold tinsel flashback over top and secure

  11. Create dubbing loop and insert dark dun CDC feather

  12. Wrap loop forward, palmering fibers toward bead

  13. Whip finish and trim CDC collar as desired

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