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PHEASANT TAIL NYMPH KIT!
For tyers who would like to explore the world of the Pheasant Tail Nymph, we offer a complete Tie It & Try It Pheasant Tail Nymph Kit. This kit includes materials to tie 20 beadhead Pheasant Tail Nymphs (with materials to try both peacock herl or specially prepared dubbing for the thorax). It also includes materials to tie the original version of this fly much like designer Frank Sawyer tied it in the 1950s. This kit is the perfect way to discover how much fun this fly is to tie and to fish!
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This Saturday, Oct. 23
on The Tying Bench:
on The Tying Bench:
TYING FLIES FOR DELAYED HARVEST, Part 1
This Saturday (Oct. 23) on The Tying Bench, we’ll be tying flies for Delayed Harvest!
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This week's materials list (this list includes materials for each of the flies we will tie this week):
HOOK: Nymph hook, regular or 1XL, size 12 or 14
THREAD: Red, 3/0 or strong 6/0
CHENILLE: Red ultra chenille (vernille) suitable for San Juan Worms. Note that regular thread-core chenille will NOT work.
YARN 1: Pink or orange baby blanket yarn
YARN 2: Orange Y2K yarn
YARN 3: Yellow Y2K yarn
(Note: Other Y2K yarn can be used, too, including cream, pink, or chartreuse, but the yellow/orange combo is preferred)
BEAD: Brass, tungsten or glass bead of a size suitable for the hook you're using. If using a metal bead, I like a "gold" or "copper" color or one that is painted pink. If using a glass bead, you have many choices, including red, orange, yellow, pink and so on.
DUBBING: Red dubbing, the brighter the better
Summary instructions for this week's patterns:
To help you tie Saturday's pattern, here's a set of abbreviated instructions! You might want to copy them and print them out for use during our Saturday tying session. Leave room to take notes!
FOR LOOPED SAN JUAN WORM:
1) Start red thread near eye and wrap to bend
2) Cut piece of ultra chenille (vernille) to about 2 inches
3) Tie in ultra chenille at bend, positioning as covered in our workshop
4) Advance thread to near eye
5) Form loop in body
6) Tie in ultra chenille near eye
7) Tie off and trim thread
8) Finish ends of ultra chenille
FOR 3-D SUCKER SPAWN:
1) Start red thread near eye and wrap to bend
2) Cut 6-inch piece of pink or orange baby blanket or similar yarn
3) Tie in one end of yarn at bend
4) Form a loop in the yarn and tie off near rear of thread base
5) Continue forming and tying off loops as you work forward (total of 3-5 loops)
5) After forming last loop, tie off near eye and trim yarn
6) Form a large red thread head and tie off/trim thread
FOR ENHANCED Y2K:
1) Place bead on hook (brass, tungsten or glass)
2) Start thread behind bead and wrap a thread base over forward half of hook shank. Then return thread to rear of bead.
3) Tie in first Y2K yarn (yellow) as covered in our workshop. Order that colors are tied in does not matter.
4) Tie in second Y2K yarn (orange) as covered in our workshop.
5) Fold back forward portion of both yarns and carefully secure with a couple of thread wraps
6) Add a red dubbed collar directly behind the bead
7) Tie off and trim thread, forming your finishing knots between the bead and the dubbed collar.