Bead Head Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail

Detailed instructions for tying a Bead Head Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail.
Recipe:
Hook: 2X-long nymph hook (here a Dai-Riki 730), size 16.
Bead: Gold bead, 3/32-inch.
Thread: 6/0 or 140 Denier, olive.
Rib: Ultra Wire, small, copper.
Tails and abdomen: 6 pheasant tail fibers.
Thorax: Peacock herl.
Collar: Hungarian partridge.

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#flyfishing #trout #nymphing

[dcarp]

One of my favorite droppers off a big bushy dry in the summer or drop behind a large stonefly nymph in the winter & spring. Fishing small water? Use it as the lead fly and drop a Partridge & Orange/Yellow off the end.

[tightlinevideo]

I know exactly what you mean! When I first saw Matt Grobert use this technique for producing a pheasant tail abdomen on another fly (his Pumpkinhead Midge) I thought for sure it would come undone. So after we were done with the shoot I did my best to pick at and destroy the fly he had just tied, after all what are friends for. I didn't have much luck. The wire counter wrapped around the pheasant tail makes for a really durable fly. His method is also very fast. I'd urge you to give it a try.

[HighcountryFlylife]

Nothing like a good soft hackle nymph dead drifted, lovely pattern

[paulsmallriver]

Like that you showed how to anchor the peacock herl the way you did instead of twisting the herl or putting it in a loop.  This is much easier and just as good.  Thanks.

[brentfraunfelder]

Beautiful pattern, effective abdomen techniques very strong. This is a good nymph pattern. Really nice job .

[MikeBlezien]

Great little soft hackle pattern, thanks for sharing this one.

Mike

[mikeczechowski]

Nice job on a fly that just about every fly fisher has has a few of, if not a LOT of, in their  box!

[stevengriffin]

You guys make it look so easy... Practice, I suppose...!

[TheRangers]

one of my favorite nymph patterns. highly effective. Nice video!!!

[Oysterboiler]

Great fly. If you can't catch fish with this pattern, you've got a problem!

Love the production quality of the video. Video looks great and could not be more concisely informative. Very nice.

[brooktroutangler]

Why do you like the Dai-Riki hooks so much?  Are you sponsored by them/they give you free hooks etc?

[bradybackmtn]

Great video! But the pheasant tail doesn't come lose? It looks like the copper wire could easily come lose after a few trout.

[rangertommy]

Did you say it's one of his go-to "winner" patterns, or "winter" patterns? Thanks!

[jameshenderson]

"This fly pattern will catch fish on a dusty road"

[paulglombick]

Awesome vid. So many poor quality ones out there. Nice tying technique too.