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Mercury Pheasant Tail

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Standard nymph, 16-20
  • Thread Brown 8/0

Materials

  • Bead Silver-lined glass bead (1)
  • Tail Pheasant tail fibers (sparse)
  • Body Pheasant tail fibers (wrapped)
  • Rib Copper wire (counter-wrap)
  • Wingcase Pheasant tail fibers (folded)
  • Thorax Peacock herl (2 strands)

How to tie it

  1. Slide glass bead on hook
  2. Tie in tail and wire
  3. Wrap pheasant body
  4. Counter-wrap wire
  5. Build thorax, fold wingcase
  6. Whip finish

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