Secure them with 2 or 3 wraps of tying thread and then take a single wrap over just the hook shank and leave the thread right where it is Get hold of the pheasant tail fibers and begin making adjacent wraps up the hook shank. Try to get them to start right at the base … Read more
What insect does the pheasant tail nymph best imitate? It imitates mayfly nymphs which are hatching a good part of the year and in smaller sizes can imitate midges which are hatching all year. I mostly fish them with a bead bouncing off the bottom but you can also trail them behind a dry fly … Read more
The isonychia nymph is a pattern that should be carried in the fly box of every traveling fly angler Although these aquatic mayflies do not inhabit all streams in great density, where they are found in abundance, they are shown great favoritism by foraging trout who will often key in on them exclusively. What is … Read more