Virtual Fly Tying
Hi Everybody!
If you have fly fished with me, you know I love the Flashback Pheasant Tail. I use it on both rivers and lakes. Trout of all sorts love it! Weighted or unweighted and fished near the surface or fishing it deep, the flashback pheasant tail is a winner. This design is the way I like to tie it. Others prefer the flash to be limited to just the thorax. The beauty of fly construction is adding your own spin on a pattern. You definitely need a variety of these great flies in your fly box.
Flashback Pheasant Tail
Thread: UTC Red 8/0
Hook: Curved nymph hook, sizes 12-18
Bead: size 18, 5/64ths; 3/32nd for sizes 14-16, 7/64ths for size 12
Tail: Pheasant
Body: Pheasant
Shellback: Mylar Opal Tinsel, medium
Rib: Gold wire, small
Thorax: Peacock herl
Wing buds: Pheasant
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