pheasant tail fly
A must have jig for Euro nymphing that is quick and easy to tie, durable and above all, incredibly effective! Tie these up in all sizes. For colder water I like to increase the length and density, of the … Continue reading Hard Head Pheasant tail Jig nymph
A great little pattern from Jim Teeny. Only one material and a very simple tie, for this little generic nymph that can be used just about anywhere for anything. Teeny Nymph pattern How to tie the Teeny Nymph Continue reading Teeny Nymph
Named after the famous East Tennessee River, the Tellico’s origins are as foggy as what it is designed to imitate! Some say a mayfly nymph where others are sure that its a caddis larva… But the colours are similar to … Continue reading Tellico Nymph
A new series of videos for those that are new to fly tying, to accompany my new book, ‘fly tying for beginners’ out later this year. Here I am showing techniques that may look challenging, but are totally achievable with … Continue reading Fly tying for beginner’s Hares ear nymph
A new series of videos for those that are new to fly tying, to accompany my new book, ‘fly tying for beginners’ out later this year. Here I am showing techniques that may look challenging, but are totally achievable with … Continue reading Fly Tying for beginners – Pheasant tail nymph
Currently one of the most used tied and nymphs, especially in competition circles. An extremely easy tie for an extremely effective pattern for Euro nymphing. Change the hook size, body and collar colour and even tie it on a jig … Continue reading Frenchie Fly
Black Pheasant tail nymph A little, effective variant of the classic that you can fish in both still and running water all year round. A couple of nice techniques here to take further on other patterns. Black pheasant tail nymph … Continue reading Black pheasant tail nymph
A little pheasant tail water boatman/Corixa that is super quick to tie and can be fished effectively both wet or dry. Tied only with pheasant tail and moose mane hair. Corixa – water boatman fly pattern recipe How to tie … Continue reading Corixa – water boatman fly
A nice pattern for most of the larger mayfly nymphs. Not only an easy but semi realistic tie but an extremely effective pattern with some good techniques that can be used for other nymphs. Large mayfly nymph pattern: How to … Continue reading Large mayfly nymph
A cracking little nymph with lots of bling. Three great materials, copper wire, Pheasant tail and peacock herl make this a great pocket water pattern that gets down deep quick. Copper pheasant tail nymph pattern recipe How to tie Copper … Continue reading Copper pheasant tail nymph
A very quick and easy variant of the classic pheasant tail nymph, using only a sparse amount of materials. One for the box in various sizes and colours. Continue reading Magic Glass Pheasant tail nymph
A nice technique for making realistic mayfly nymph abdomen with simple materials. Continue reading How to tie Gill Abdomen nymph
A pheasant tail shuttlecock that works well, both as an emerger and a cripple mayfly. A little nymph that floats vertically in the surface film. Can be fished static or tweaked ever so slightly. How to tie Pheasant tail shuttlecock … Continue reading Pheasant tail shuttlecock
A quick and easy pheasant tail nymph with a UV hot spot attractor wing case. For those cold days grayling fishing. Continue reading Hotspot pheasant tail nymph
This is a variant of the original John Juracek’s & Craig Mathews pattern of a little egg laying caddis. In smaller sizes it also works well when midge fishing. Pheasant tail X-Caddis/Sedge pattern recipe How to tie Pheasant tail X-Caddis/Sedge Continue reading Pheasant tail X-Caddis/Sedge
This is a simple stone fly nymph that plays on the basic features of the nymph to give a realistic profile. Simple stone fly nymph pattern Hook: Mustad R 75 # 12 Tying thread: Grey Tail: Pheasant tail Underbody: Lead … Continue reading Simple stone fly nymph
Had a busy morning and winter is on its way only 3 degrees here this morning! But I still managed to knock a quick one out. Heres my version of the Phasant tail nymph by Frank Sawyer , have a … Continue reading Pheasant tail nymph
Pheasant tail Nymph variant Apologies, apologies, and more apologies dear friends… Its been a busy summer and posting has had to take a lesser priority in the last few weeks, for photography and fishing. But I am back and will be posting regularly again! My first post is # 16 in the fly tying course and is the model nymph, the basic pattern for most, if not all nymphs. For those of you that are new to the website, you can find the previous 15 courses in earlier posts. If you have any questions regarding this or other posts, materials, … Continue reading The model Nymph
This pattern imitates the nymph stage of our two largest mayflies, Ephemera vulgata, that is most common in lakes, and Ephemera danica, that is most common in slow flowing rivers and streams. These nymphs prefer sandy or muddy bottoms, where they … Continue reading Mayfly Nymph-omaniac
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