Pheasant Tail Peacock Herl Nymph
Nymph
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #14 nymph (or any appropriate nymph hook)
Thread: black or brown
Body Parts: tail, rib, body, wing case, thorax, legs
Materials: six fibers center pheasant tail, later clipped to just three, fine copper wire, same fibers as tail wrapped to half way point up shank, ten fibers center pheasant tail tied in by butt ends, four peacock herl stacked alternationg directions, tips from wing case fibers pushed down and tied in as legs
Notes:
from Ed Story’s Missouri Trout Flys: How to Tye and Fish Them