Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph (first attempts)

[scott bullinger]

So here is a 4th attempt at a bead head pheasant tail nymph.

[Mike McKeown]

Not bad… pretty good actualy…

Just try getting the abdomen to taiper a little to the body…

then use less turns of thread behind the bead, you will be suprised at how little you need to hold the fly together… also, you can change them and they will get “lost”, no need to make them indistructable…

[scott bullinger]

So when you say taper the abdomen to the body, do you mean build it up as I get closer to the thorax?

[Mike McKeown]

So when you say taper the abdomen to the body, do you mean build it up as I get closer to the thorax?  Ya, the extra thread there is due to they way I did the wings/legs.  Held the pheasant tails to one side and wrapped, then held the tails to the other side and wrapped.  I was also using 6/0 thread when maybe 8/0 thread would be better for a size 14?

Yes, build it a little.

You only need 2 turns to hold something, just do that…

[ron snow]

It may not be exactly like the recipe picture, but I like it. A lot.

My fish would eat that thing every day.

That’s one of the things I like about building bugs-You can make them your own.

I tend to tie quick and simple, a little on the sparse side for something like these. Mine will never win any beauty pageants, but the fish like ’em.

[scott bullinger]

Thanks ron, I know it’s not quite like the picture but like you said I like to put some of my own twist on things.

[Cameron Mortenson]

Great looking tie…especially for this being your 10th fly ever.

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