The minute I seen Colorado anglers post the tried and true pheasant tail, I had to give it a try, mostly because I felt like all the times he describes how the version has changed made it a perfect fly to try, I really tried to stay as close as possible to his,
red thread
tail-pheasant tail
ribbing-copper wire
body-pheasant tail fibers
red butt, never hurts unless its from the sun.
red head but mines glass
legs but mine are barred tarantula legs
and I threw down a saddle hackle collar
and Ron......yea I used turkey for the wing case
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You're on. They're tied and ready to go…just have to label up the envelope and drop 'em in the mail to you and Oatkan.
When am I going to drift it?…..Tell you what…. when I get those scuds Ill tandom this red head pheasant tail dude and the scud, and together they lived happly ever after.. the end. seriously… watch.
Duuuuuude! That is sick! Soft hackle and legs…love it! The red bead is a nice touch, too.
And you KNOW that thing is going to nail some fish…how could it NOT??? Mainly because you used turkey for the case! HA!
When are you going to drift that bad-ass?