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Bead Head Pheasant Tail Flymph
How do you tie a Bead Head Pheasant Tail Flymph?
Bead Head Pheasant Tail Flymph is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 7 materials and 16 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Yvon Chouinard
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: 3906B #12
- Thread: Veevus 8/0
- Bead: Brass
- Tail: Pheasant tail barbs
- Body: Copper wire
- Thorax: Peacock Ice Dub
- Hackle: Hungarian Partridge feather
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Tying instructions
Slide bead onto hook and secure hook in vise.
Start thread behind the bead.
Tie in pheasant tail barbs at the bend, extending one shank-length.
Wrap thread forward to create a tapered body.
Tie in copper wire at the bend.
Wrap pheasant tail fibers forward to create the abdomen.
Tie off pheasant tail fibers and snip the excess.
Counter wrap copper wire forward to create ribbing.
Tie off copper wire and helicopter it away.
Dub peacock ice dub onto the thread to create a bushy thorax.
Wrap dubbing forward to just behind the bead.
Tie in Hungarian Partridge feather by the tip.
Wrap feather around the hook shank 2-3 times to create a soft hackle.
Tie off hackle and snip the excess.
Snip the stem free and clean up the head with thread wraps.
Whip finish and clip thread.