Bass 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Hi guys! Ive only tied flies for a month or so now, but during this time it has been intensed. What ive learned so far is that i really love pheasant feathers to work with. I dont know if it will cach fish but it sure looks cool =) Deer Hair Emerger Klinkhamer Pheasant tail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crotalus 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Wow that is one fine looking pheasant tail. The klink could probably use a little more hackle, but that pheasant tail is impressive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregg A 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Sweet looking flies Bass. I like tying with pheasant too. Very versatile material and easy to work with. I really like the effect you get from the colors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues Brother 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Great looking PT. I've been tying flies for a year now, and I still can't tie a PT that good. ~Bryce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Tuna 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 My humble opinion is that all 3 of those flies will catch fish....great work for a newcomer! Hot Tuna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbarnick 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Pheasant (ringneck) is also one of my favorite materials as well...I was lucky enough to inherit 11 full skins of it so i should be set for a few years at least! Nice PT btw. The one I usually do uses 6 tail fibers that arent cut off till the end. not quite as "clean" looking but still highly effective and takes less than 2 min to tie a basic variant of it and catches trout with the best of em. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank G. Swarner III 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 If really like pheasant tail fibers try tying a few teeny nymphs and teeny leeches. Your flies look great too!! Frank Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyline64 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Nice flies all (I agree with Crotalus that the parachute should have more hackle) If you want to branch out, it's worth trying some color variations. PT is widely available in olive (Al Troth strongly preferred olive to natural for his nymphs). I like burgundy PT nymphs. If you can't find the feathers in that color, try dying a few yourself with RIT dye (scarlet) for 20-30 minutes. They will come out a bit darker than the store-bought kind, because those are usually bleached before dying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pickin6ofem 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Thoes will catch fish in the eastern sierras for sure!! nice looking flies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knoxy 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2006 Firstly.......Hope you all have a fab Christmas, and get what you want off Santa!!! :hyst: Yes.....We have Frank Sawyer to thank for the pheasant tail nymph....I luckily fish some of the beats where he keepered which is always good. Of course, we can always thank him for the killler bug as well, as it is very much a killer!!! The pheasant tail is a very versatile pattern, and can be tied in any sizes and can be either a nymph or dry..... Regards Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Inman 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2006 The pheasant tail is one of the 10 flies that I would never leave home without. Great looking flies and keep trying to find variations with the PT. I have made mini buggers using brown marabou and a body of PT and they seemed to work great for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bass 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2006 Hi guys! Yeah its a great material to work with =) Ill have a look for olive feathers! Sounds hot Right now im hoping that i will find feathers with fibers a little longer than the ones i got at home right now. These are just a bit to short to be perfect.. but maybee thats to much to ask lol The klink could have more hackle, i traded alot but shorter hackle to less but longer =) I guess it got a little to little. Still floats good at home, but im not sure how it would work in fishing situations. But they sure float alot better now when the fibers are pointing upwards instead of downwards like i had them at first. //Bass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted December 21, 2006 Most of you probably have the Jack Garthsides page bookmarked with the article on uses of pheasant feathers but how many of you know about Terry Helleckson's page and article on pheasant??? On Terry's page click the Trivia tab and the article is under there. Here's both: Terry Helleckson Jack Garthside Hope this helps everyone Enjoy. Fatman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites