Caddis flies are one of the more common insects on trout streams. Often when trout aren’t active on the surface they will be feeding on nymphs below. Thus having a good selection of colours and sizes of them in your fly box is essential. This great video details how to tie a simple caddis fly nymph pattern.
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Bead Headed Pheasant Tail Nymph
The Pheasant Tail Nymph is one of those patterns that you should have lots of in different sizes and colours in your fly box. The bead headed version should be amongst those when a bit of sparkle or weight is needed (when trying to get the nymph to sink faster). This video shows how to tie the bead headed version.
Pheasant Tail Nymph Pattern
The Pheasant Tail Nymph is one of the classic fly patterns that will do for a wide variety of situations and insects. This video describes the American version of the fly with legs coming off the side. It varies slightly from the classic Sawyer’s pattern but is great in it’s own right.
This video describes how to tie the nymph in smaller sizes. These are often useful for picky fish. Be sure to tie lots of the Pheasant Tail nymph pattern in lots of sizes for your fly box.
Introduction to Basic Fly Fishing Patterns for Beginners
One of the things that I found most confusing when I started fishing was which fly do I choose when and what on earth are they all supposed to represent? That is why I wrote this article, to give the beginner an overview of what the flies represent. I’ll give a description of the different … Read more