Fly Tying 26 Nov 2025 – Pheasant Tailed Nymph and Blue Collared Pheasant Tail Nymph

Below are the recipes and some links for viewing, these are for the fly tying that was led by Lachy.

Pheasant Tailed Nymph

Unweighted version

Hook: Hanak H 230  or H 280 or sturdy wet fly hook sz 12 (but can go down to sz 20). Tiemco TMC 100SP-BL also works well

Weight: lead wire optional or use unweighted as a dropper with a weighted nymph or split shot

Thread: brown or rusty coloured thread in 70 Denier. I prefer Brown Semperfli nano silk in 50D

Tail, Abdomen, Wingcase and Legs: Natural Pheasant Tail fibres

Thorax: Peacock herl

Rib: Copper wire in size 0.2mm or UTC Brassy size

Video link – can be used as a guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXG_0bcrWBE

Blue Collared Pheasant Tail Nymph (aka The Blue Ninja)

Hook: Dohiku HDJ in size 14, 16 and 18 or your preferred jig nymph hook

Bead: Copper coloured tungsten bead. Normally go 3.5mm on sz 14, 3.0mm on sz 16 and so on. But it also works well sizing up the bead on a smaller hook eg 3.5mm bead on sz 16 hook, 3.0mm bead on sz 18 and so on.

Tail: Coq de Leon (CDL) preferably in Ginger Speckle, but any CDL will do

Rib: Copper wire in size 0.2mm or UTC Brassy size

Collar: Uni mylar 1/32” in Holo lt Blue, alternatives Semperfli Holographic Tinsel 1/32” in Kingfisher colour, or Wapsi/UTC Holo Tinsel medium in blue

Resin: Solarez UV bone dry thin or your preferred thin, clear UV resin

Video link – mine uses slightly different materials and works well in our region but this is a useful guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHu1eTdqeR0&t=104s

Keyword wetfly nymphfly

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