American Pheasant Tail Nymph

Detailed instructions for tying an American Pheasant Tail Nymph. Check out this video from the Jensens on nymph fishing: • "As It Happens": How t...
Hook: 2X-long nymph hook (here, a Daiichi 730), sizes 12-20.
Thread: 6/0 or 70 Denier, brown.
Rib: Ultra Wire, small, copper.
Tail and abdomen: Dark brown pheasant tail fibers.
Legs and wingcase: Dark brown pheasant tail fibers.
Thorax: Peacock herl.
Material Sources:
2X-long nymph hook (here, a Daiichi 730), sizes 12-20: collabs.shop/lvv375
Ultra Wire, small, copper: collabs.shop/qbrenh
Dark brown pheasant tail fibers: collabs.shop/w0pj6k
Dark brown pheasant tail fibers: collabs.shop/w0pj6k
Peacock herl: collabs.shop/iai7nq
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[@robgreen6697]

Using the wire to reverse the direction of the tying thread… oh so simple and oh so Genius…I‘m so glad I found your videos!

[@freddefelice1419]

11 years already and still this video is one of the best. Excellent looking fly. It's perfect

[@electrontube]

new fly tier here (as in brand new), I get a lot of tips out of your videos. Little stuff like hooking a styrofoam cup as it's coming off the vise for drying. It pobably doesn't seem like a big deal to folks that have been doing it for years, but it folded my brain in half. so simple and super-useful.

[@andrewperry5242]

Almost ten years old and this is probably the best video I have found for a new fly tieing like myself. Thanks!

[@thebummiesttroutbum1723]

Just a tip because I think it helps a lot, add all the materials on the description so we can quickly see what to buy. I’m always watching the whole video in my local shop running around trying to remember the supplies 😂 thanks for the videos though!

[@thepockerbirringsshow5083]

Prepare better

[@bradchristensen8196]

You are the Bob Ross of fly tying man! All your videos are just relaxing. Amazing!

[@email16v]

I just spent the evening making these on size 14s. These were such a delight to make. Thank you!

[@JamieoftheNorth]

This very fly had me putting on a clinic a few weeks ago, catching more trout than I could count while my buddy looked on in frustration (he refused to take off his dry). Thanks for the pattern.

[@patthornberry6135]

Just to let you know,,, I used your video to tie my very first fly :) tks

[@tightlinevideo]

Thanks Mike, glad you liked it.

[@caileanmoore2835]

An excellent variation on the original English pattern. Really enjoyed this. Thanks :-)

[@lenlevasseur1355]

You offer some of the best instruction on fly tying on you tube. Thanks so much for what you offer:-)

[@8626John]

That thread trick with the body and thorax is a good one. I had not seen it done until I watched your videos. Thanks!

[@MrHackleStacker]

I so look forward to these tutorials they are just outstanding

[@Waddy5691]

I like this in a size 18-22. Just a perfect dropper after a hopper or trailing a stonefly. Great video!

[@MikeBlezien]

Some excellent tying techniques learned from this video, thanks. Just can't go wrong with a classic, thanks for sharing. Mike

[@carlmoeller56]

I tied a few of these flies. I trailed this fly behind an emerger pattern conducive with the rivers hatch. Using 5X tippet about 4-5' long I hicksticked this combo in fast water. Fish slammed this fly. Excellent!! I use your other fly tying patterns as well.

[@jdigioia1130]

Classic! Great detail in the instructions here - thanks! 🎣

[@Qweeds]

caigt a nice sized 23" rainbow trout on this fly,many thanks to your fly instructions tightlinevideo!!

[@slimbeaux]

what a great video. Not only learning how to tie this fly but so many cool tips. Thanks Mon, I am Grateful.

[@skylarl5545]

I really need to tie up a ton of these. I always run out when on the water and a lot of times they are the most effective... gonna do some on a curve shank hook i think

[@doull1]

What a great tutorial! Well done.

[@tightlinevideo]

The pheasant tail in the video is from Wapsi and is carried by many online stores. They come in packs of two feathers and each has enough for dozens of flies. In addition to the natural color, try some of their dyed pheasant tails, they make great looking nymphs. Glad you like the videos.

[@shotgunfly]

This fly fooled a nice 24 bow the other day. When all other flies were ignored it was this natural fiber and looking fly that nailed it. Gonna tie some up now.

[@daveschonzeit2639]

Excellent tutorial, lots of nice little tricks.

[@marshallbaldwin8960]

This is a Great looking nymph. Thank you for the tutorial.

[@FallenAngel27CJ]

I just tied this as my first fly. ^_^ thanks for the video it came out great

[@nijemipromatrac5131]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing. I shall start with #14 down to #18 for Grayling

[@tincat2173]

Very good, nice instructions and fly.

[@johnzawacki8179]

Ran into you at the Denver fly show thanks for the pmd nymph. Love the videos keep up the good work.

[@mikejames663]

Great tying mate, good tip on thread direction.

[@cs512tr]

great video and instruction! cheers and merry christmas

[@adamgrainger8464]

Very detailed !

[@kdxjames]

You make amazing Videos keep up the good work..

[@smackinbaits6693]

One of the simplest deadliest pattern I have ever used...I know some guys will swear by prince nymphs and hare's ears...but this one has caught me almost every river / creek specie from brookies, rainbows, browns and a bunch of small mouth bass....basically my starter fly....

[@seizedcarcass8440]

Note that you most certainly want to put the back end of the wing case over the last wire wrap. If you don’t the legs will be long. I did this on my first attempt.

[@paulcleverley2158]

Crystal flash wing casing with a copper bead. Use the natural pheasant for the thorax (not the peacock) and use red rooster hackle through the thorax for legs. Size of the hook and the length of the tail is everything. Use the measurements of Phi for your tail and body size. Use a foam strike indicator up your line 12 to 24 inches to fish shallow spring creeks. For fishing on sight there isn't a better fly. It's easy to cast and drift.

[@tightlinevideo]

There is one on KZbin of Fran Betters himself tying the Ausable Wulff, what more could your want? It's called "Fran Betters Ties the Ausable Wulff" Seriously, this may be my favorite tying video on all of KZbin. That said, the Ausable Wulff is one of my favorite flies and is on the list to tie on video.

[@smackinbaits6693]

This has worked for me better than hare's ears... a very good subsurface pattern.

[@kerryjordan7746]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@alexst3333]

thank you for best videos!

[@joeboirier63]

I love your videos

[@asphaltphilosophy]

Thank you. Great Video. 👍

[@richardrogerspichiger9099]

Excelente video, saludos de Chile.

[@HuntingCreatures]

Amazing! Great job explaining this lethal fly.

[@superiorflycompany8217]

like the styro cup idea gonna use it

[@joeduca8582]

Hi Tim, another outstanding tutorial, I learn alot from you and your guest tyers. I think your tying is only surpassed by your videography, which is among the best on KZbin. Too bad you missed Fran Betters tying. He's sort of a hero mine. When I started tying in the 90's I heard of him and the Ausable R. so my girlfriend and I took our first vacation there in Wilmington and stayed at the chalet at the KOA. (I told her this was our "honeymoon") After settling in we went directly to his shop. Wow, what a place, you could smell the history or maybe it was the mounted black bear that greeted you on the way in. Anyway we returned every year for a few years at different seasons for iso hatch and so on. What a learning experience. That river is like an entomology lab! I bought his tying manual and another of his books and had him sign them. I also asked his advise on tying and he picked out some awesome materials to tie his flies and some flies he recommended for landlocks that were farther north in a river who's name escapes me. I still have an Ausable Wulff, haystack, and a Green Highlander tyed by him, all treasured. When I asked him how to tie the flies like he does he told me "Joe, just make them look buggy". His tyes certainly do and that's been my guide since. By the way I have seen that video of him on KZbin. Oh, the last time we went to the shop he had taken ill and a woman there said he couldn't have a visit, he was laying down in back. He passed away a while after that.

[@fionahamulton5774]

Nice pattern, rides higher and good when midges are on the water, small size.

[@davidreed7718]

I like this pattern!

[@ryantherock7664]

Hi Tim if you added a tungsten bead would you tie it the same way?

[@Busckak]

Timeless...!

[@janjansson9371]

That's a fantastic nymph. Even greater tied by you! A masterpiece. I'm looking for the tool you use for cutting the tying thread. Do you sell them? Do you know where to buy them?

[@timmonapier8832]

Clear and concise, than you.

[@PRACERZ]

OK, question for you. I followed your video and have noticed something different in mine. My pheasant tail sticks to gether and yours perfectly flairs out. No matter what tail or color I try, the soft tail fibers stick to each other. Am I some how buying the wrong stuff ???

[@tightlinevideo]

I would, just to keep the overall proportions the same but it really is a matter of taste. To me, pheasant tails just look a bit better when they are long and lean.

[@militarist7777]

Да круто получилось, ничего не скажешь.

[@tightlinevideo]

Well what did you think? Fran could flat out tie a fly. While in college I went down to the Adirondacks to watch him tie, I was running late and missed him by 15 minutes. Something I'll always regret. He was a master.

[@danielfunk7769]

Any tricks to working and holding pheasant tail together on hook. I have large hands and it’s been tough to keep it together

[@11happychap]

If I had to fish with only 2 flies in my fly box the first would be the PT nymph and the second would be the H/C nymph in various sizes. Great clip thank you for sharing.

[@seizedcarcass8440]

Can flexi floss make a decent rib for these? I don’t have copper ultra wire right now but I figured it could look good with a black rib

[@bootzilla]

Bravo!

[@morganmacdonald7075]

Thank you for the great videos! This is a classic nymph that I commonly use bead-headed. What bobbin do you use?

[@wetonwet3655]

Rite bobbin in various sizes. The brass armed one is the standard and the other size is the half hitch bobbin. Both great I use the standard with size 16 and smaller

[@mdaley3102]

Excellent looking fly. Do you also do these with a bead?

[@JohnDoe-l1kmya5s]

Hey Tim! Why do you use head cement sometimes and Sally Hansen's Hard As Nails other times? Maybe this is obvious, but I'm new to fly tying.

[@kleraudio]

Hello, new to this all. Which head cement do you use here?

[@jtapp83]

If you switched up sizes to say a 14, or even a 12, would you still use a 2x long hook?

[@RaflisAB]

Thank you🤝

[@hunterflynn2684]

Could you make a video on a Ausable Wulff? I haven't seen any on KZbin

[@bigdaddyflyguy3762]

nice!!

[@saitamsetroc]

Se agraden las explicaciones precisas y el enfoque del video que permite ver con claridad como realizar el atado.

[@ejubkabiljagic9910]

Bravo

[@timmoulthrop8510]

Can you tie these in larger sizes

[@shazsuhail3278]

Could i use peacock herl in substitute of pheasant tail?

[@thethrill0296]

Do you have a peacock eye? If so, I'd take some fibers off it to form the tail, the body of the fly, and the wing case. And use the peacock herl where you'd normally use it. Instead of using the remaining wing case fibers to form the legs, snip the remaining wing case fibers and use some sort of dubbing. I find that a red synthetic dubbing works really good with this pattern.

[@MrSlybin]

Very nice video. I can't find dark brown pheasant tail, what would you use to dye one? Thanks.

[@skydogx4]

Wish I had that problem, cannot find natural. Plenty of dark brown and black...

[@jeanclaudemoussa]

fantastic lesson, absolutely must lose the techno music though

[@kenttaylor4856]

Be careful not to crowd the hook eye

[@miramurnrozanc7540]

with tungsten is gud

[@user-ch2lm5wh7q]

フェザントテイルアルトロスモデル

[@hunterflynn2684]

Oh wow, I guess i didn't look very hard...

[@jamessumsion1177]

This is a UK nymph