Pheasant Tail Parachute »
By djmyers on Apr 21, 2008 in Coldwater, Fly Patterns | Comments Off
Hook: standard dry fly
Thread: black or brown
Tail: pheasant tail fibers
Ribbing: extra fine copper
Body: pheasant tail fibers
Post: White antron
Hackle: brown
This can be an attractor pattern or can also be successful as a march brown imitation
1. Tie in antron about two eye lengths back from the eye or a little bit more. Have a nice long amount of antron, it will be cut down to length after hackle is finished.
2. Tie in pheasant tail
3. Tie in copper
4. wrap pheasant tail up to post material and secure with one or two wraps
5. counter wrap the copper, not a lot of wraps needed. This helps in durability and to help with giving it a segmented body. Tie off.
6. Tie in hackle to shank.
7. Wrap the pheasant tail to the eye and tie off
8. With about one turn of the hackle, get the hackle to the highest point of your hackle then wind down the post.
9. pull hackle to eye and tie off.
10. whip finish and cement
