Phun With Pheasant

[blackdog1101 0]

I'm sure many of you saw the article in Fly Tyer on tying with a rooster pheasant skin. I host the Fly Tying board for the Minnesota TU website, and thought it would be fun to post some pheasant flies there for others to view, and perhaps copy. For about $10 a guy can tie a lot of flies with a pheasant skin. Many of our readers are new fly tyers, so I try to post new flies about twice per week for people to copy if they so choose. Here are the fly pictures I posted.

 

Please feel free to drop in on our bulletin board, we're always glad to have new visitors. HERE is the link.

 

Pheasant Bugger

 

Winged Wet Fly

 

Beadhead Pheasant Tail Nymph

 

Pheasant Tabou Caddis

 

Pheasant Spey Fly

 

Pheasant Soft Hackle

 

Gartside Sparrow (Originated by Jack Gartside - a great fly)

 

Caddis Egglayer Wet Fly

[Harold Ray 0]

That's a nice site, enjoyed looking and will go back tomorrow to look some more.

 

Ray

[Chase Creek 0]

nice flies, very well done site.

[ron P. 0]

I'm sure many of you saw the article in Fly Tyer on tying with a rooster pheasant skin. I host the Fly Tying board for the Minnesota TU website, and thought it would be fun to post some pheasant flies there for others to view, and perhaps copy. For about $10 a guy can tie a lot of flies with a pheasant skin. Many of our readers are new fly tyers, so I try to post new flies about twice per week for people to copy if they so choose. Here are the fly pictures I posted.

 

Pheasant Soft Hackle

 

 

Blackdog1101 --

 

Nice post . . . Nice patterns . . . I especially like that soft hackle!

 

The only bird I use is pheasant tail fibers; I have refined my craft to a small series of wets and soft hackles that use thread, floss, wool yarn, deer hair, bucktail, and . . . pheasant tail. This list meets all of my fly fishing needs for brown trout, smallmouth bass, and redbreast sunfish; my "Big Three" . . .

 

-- ron P.

 

 

 

 

[Harold Ray 0]

The only bird I use is pheasant tail fibers; I have refined my craft to a small series of wets and soft hackles that use thread, floss, wool yarn, deer hair, bucktail, and . . . pheasant tail.

 

You know, that is pretty darned sharp!!!!! You get good at one set, refine your methods, keep doing it over and over while getting better and better at those particular flies, and limit your expenditures, all at the same time. That is one of the most intelligent moves I think I have read on any flytying or fishing board I visit. That's not to say I've got enough sense or willpower to do it, but I admire your decision.

 

Ray

[ron P. 0]

The only bird I use is pheasant tail fibers; I have refined my craft to a small series of wets and soft hackles that use thread, floss, wool yarn, deer hair, bucktail, and . . . pheasant tail.

 

You know, that is pretty darned sharp!!!!! You get good at one set, refine your methods, keep doing it over and over while getting better and better at those particular flies, and limit your expenditures, all at the same time. That is one of the most intelligent moves I think I have read on any flytying or fishing board I visit. That's not to say I've got enough sense or willpower to do it, but I admire your decision.

 

Ray

 

 

Garsh, Ray! Thanks for the complement!

 

I really live for swinging the traditional wet fly, soft hackle, and spider along a tree-lined, boulder-strewn, fish-filled freestone stream. It's my absolute favorite form of fly fishing, so I have focused on patterns that fit that fishing style.

 

(Full Disclosure: I must admit that when it comes to wrapping dry fly hackles, I'm all big toes!)

 

 

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[Harold Ray 0]

I have focused on patterns that fit that fishing style.

 

How about posting some of your patterns; I'd like to see them.

 

Ray

[Guest]

Nice site and yes it was a good article on pheasant, now I believe everyone knows about Jack Garthsides article on pheasant

 

http://www.jackgartside.com/art_pheasant_feathers.htm

 

but Terry Hellekson also has a really good article on the uses of pheasant here:

 

http://www.hellekson.com/ringneck_pheasant.htm

 

Enjoy,

 

Fatman

 

 

[Harold Ray 0]

Fatman,

 

Those are some good websites! Thanks for posting them; I've bookmarked each, read and looked a little and will go back later to read and search more. Lots of stuff there!

 

Thanks again,

 

Ray

[blackdog1101 0]

Thank you for your kind comments about my flies and the Minnesota TU website. There are several people involved in the website, I just host the fly tying section. I claim no special expertise in fly tying, there are others on the site who tie better. I simply try to help others where I can, and try to stimulate others to try tying some new flies.

[Macsflytying 0]

Nice!

 

Josh