Lesson 3
    PHEASANT TAIL 
 
Hook: Tiemco TMC 5262 size 10-22 

Thread: Black 6/o or 8/o

Tail: Ringneck pheasant tail fibers 

Rib: Fine copper or gold wire 

Body: Same as tail 

Wingcase: Same as tail 

Thorax: Peacock herls 
 

OPTIONS
 
This fly can be tied with a bead head. The legs can be omitted and often are. Dubbing or pheasant tail fibers can be used for the thorax. 
 
GOALS 
 
1. Learn to make wingcases and legs. 
2. Learn techniques for working with fragile material. 		       The Pheasant Tail Nymph marks a slight departure from the first flies you’ve learned.  The Pheasant Tail  is, without doubt, the best may fly nymph imitation ever designed.  It works effectively in the moving water of streams and the still water of lakes. 
      The version you are learning was originated by Montana fly tier and fishing guide, Al Troth. It is one of the five most popular trout flies used.    
      Different types of may flies appear all year long, and the nymph stage is the easiest one for trout to find consistently.  May flies are versatile as they can live in fast, turbulent water, or in slow or still water environments.  By shuffling the gravel on a stream or lake, and looking on stream bed rocks, you’ll find the nymphs and it’s a simple