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Flytyer14

Flashback Pheasant-Tail nymph

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This is a fun one to tie!

 

And the eye is a lot clearer than it looks! just so you know....this fly is very successful where I live.

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Hi Flytyer14, try this for fun. Tie the body very thinnly, keep the abdomen the same size, and use 2 super fine black rubber legs for the legs. Let me know how that works.

 

Cheers, Futzer.

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Every fly can use a little flash! Pretty much every nymph I tie has some flash included in it, most often as a wing case like you've done but I've also become very fond of ice dubbing for abdomens.

 

As suggested in other places, try for a narrower silhouette. Caddis tend to be chunkier, but the mayfly nymphs are little wispy things. Also, for a rib you can use all sorts of materials. Following along with the thought that everything can use a little flash, I've used a dark Krystal Flash strand for ribbing.

 

Keep tying!

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