Flytying for Beginners Pheasant Tail Nymph with Barry Ord Clarke

A new series of videos for those that are new to fly tying, to accompany my new book, 'fly tying for beginners' out later this year. Here I am showing techniques that may look challenging, but are totally achievable with a little patience and practice. I have slowed down the tying and explain every step in detail. If you are struggling, and have a question, post it in the comments box below, and I will try and help. Good luck!
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[@larryandjoanballantyne6392]

great step by step instruction, with tips for constructing a solid fly.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Larry.

[@waynesnelley3900]

Awesome job!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Wayne.

[@ghart91]

50 years and I still learned something! Combing the fibers, never new that.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Good to hear Garry!

[@robertfoote3255]

Even these "beginner flies" are great.....even after all my years of trying what I needed to fish the holy waters of Michigan......watching Barry tie so many different flies that I just never used or needed is as relaxing as sipping hot coffee watching the morning mist rise from the Au Sable or any of the many trout waters in the northern mitten. Best Wishes Barry! 🤠

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Robert, so pleased you are finding them helpful!

[@kurzhaarguy]

I look forward to the book, Barry. I need a textbook for my youth classes. With accompanying video instruction, it will be more palatable to today's kids. Get your grandson addicted!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Wonderful! Thats right...

[@judymessinger4490]

This may be a beginner's pattern but, as always, you do an expert job of tying it, Barry.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Judy, you're not related to Joe by any chance?

[@F16ViperGuy]

This is the fly that I just can’t get right. Watched numerous KZbin videos but this technique is straightforward and simpler. Gonna give it a try tomorrow

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi, just take your time, select and prepare your materials before you start and pay attention to the fly proportions. May I suggest that you purchase my beginners book. I have paired each pattern and technique with a video via a QR code. I promise that your fly tying will improve immediately ! www.amazon.com/Flytying-Beginners-Popular-International-Patterns-ebook/dp/B0BT2WVV4Q/ref=sr_1_6?crid=SJ7XPY0GGJI9&keywords=barry+ord+clarke+fly+tying+for+beginners&qid=1695019978&sprefix=barry+ord%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-6

[@fishnshare]

I really like the varation of the pheasant tail with some peacock 🦚 herl for the thorax !!👌👍🤩🤩🎣

[@Thefeatherbender]

You and me both Simon!

[@MuratDemirci]

Thanks big master Barry 🙏🙏🙏

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Murat.

[@jonmunch3298]

A great bread and butter fly!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thats for sure!

[@alanthompson8802]

I tied the perfect pheasant tail store quality thanks to this video

[@Thefeatherbender]

Excellent Alan! If you would like to take your tying to the next level: www.amazon.com/Flytying-beginners-popular-international-patterns/dp/1913159280/ref=pd_bxgy_img_d_sccl_1/136-4064346-0275851?pd_rd_w=0kCNT&content-id=amzn1.sym.839d7715-b862-4989-8f65-c6f9502d15f9&pf_rd_p=839d7715-b862-4989-8f65-c6f9502d15f9&pf_rd_r=WQ3CZVKE68YA8BGQK8GM&pd_rd_wg=xn2s2&pd_rd_r=1890b990-f03b-420b-8a13-6c04e176e87d&pd_rd_i=1913159280&psc=1

[@Adipper]

Nice BOC. As I learned from Joe Humphreys years ago, “The basic fundamentals practiced to perfection are the advanced techniques”.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Enzo, thanks, wise words indeed!

[@gillenjesse]

Nothing like going back to the basics! By the way love the book

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Jesse, so pleased that you like it.

[@johnzelent3891]

Even though you say this is for beginners I can always pick up a trick or two from your videos. Thanks

[@Thefeatherbender]

Great to hear John! Thank you.

[@harryjoesather6539]

ENJOY WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS AND LEARNING FROM THEM.....THE 18TH OF APRIL WILL BE ONE YEAR FOR ME GETTTING STUFF AND LEARNING TO TIE FLIES ....THANKS YOU .

[@Thefeatherbender]

How great! Well done. So pleased that you are enjoying your fly tying journey Joe.

[@tricaexmachina2899]

brilliant, great pacing for beginners like me. Thanks

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, good luck with the tying...

[@kerrypitt9789]

I think this was the first pattern I ever tied that caught fish for me. Now it's a staple in my fly box. Isn't it cool how well it wraps itself around your hook shank, looking so natural! The ingredients are so simple yet my lizard brain had to continually remind me to just keep it simple. Otherwise it wanted me to make it far more complicated. This pattern and the Hare's ears nymph adds pretty much all you need for nymphs!

[@Thefeatherbender]

So right Kerry.

[@Flies_the_limit]

I love this method for the extra bacon on the wing casing. Trying to do this with on a #14 beadhead but am having trouble finding good proportions between body and thorax. My casing always ends up too small or too big. Practice practice.

[@Thefeatherbender]

If it always ends up too large or too small, use the two flies as a guide and make your wing case larger than the small one but not as large as the big one... Good luck.

[@jamesvatter5729]

Great lesson, Barry.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you James.

[@tacoma1309]

Thanks. Really careful and neat tying--especially like the extra layer of tail to build the thorax --mine always seem so thin--so Thanks!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidprice5707]

Nicely done and well explained, thanks

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you David.

[@mikeking453]

Great kept on using a comb on the Pheasant tail

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks Mike.

[@robertperman8967]

Very nice. Tight lines🐜🦗🪰!!!!!

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks.

[@stephanepesquera805]

Magnifique!! comme d'habitude super video merci Barry

[@Thefeatherbender]

Merci Stephane.

[@user-cn5yr4ct7v]

Good! Thanks for lesson!

[@Thefeatherbender]

You are welcome!

[@duderoony]

I do love the classics. I like to attempt some of the fancier patterns for fun but if I had to choose one fly only it would probably be a pheasant tail. Thank you for another one dude. ps...... with my being behind because of the hospital scenario I seriously doubt that I’ll ever catch up. The list is VERY long! lol

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Dude, good to hear that you are on the mend again, you'll catch up...

[@hectatusbreakfastus6106]

What an artist you are! The bobbin you use in these video's is it your favorite bobbin? Do you have a favorite tool list?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you. The bobbin used is the Petitjean TT bobbin. You either love them or hate them...

[@user-cj9nz9wd8z]

Great instructional video and I have the book as well. However I would say that as a beginner fly tyer I found this pattern quite complex and difficult and has taken me many attempts to get anywhere near what it should look like. I have found other patterns a little easier but rest assured I won’t be giving up on this one just yet

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi, please concentrate on proportions and technique, once you have mastered these for this pattern others will prove easier also. Good luck.

[@francoiscorso83]

Bravo jolie montage

[@Thefeatherbender]

Merci Francois.

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

This fly must be my go to nymph. Nicely done!

[@Thefeatherbender]

You got that right, great fly!

[@michaellewis7758]

Nice looking nymph, personally on the PTN, I tie the tail a bit shorter,With fine enough wire, it is easy to tie as per Swayer and twist the copper with the Pheasant tail. I think he never tied in legs - Baetis holds the legs against the body when swimming? I guess the peacock for the thorax is popular but I've found it can make the thorax look a bit chunky.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Michael, Thanks. Thats correct, the original never had legs or tying thread. Here I am not trying to copy Sawyers nymph, but teach those that are new to fly tying the basic skills and how to master them with hope that they will master the craft and stick with it.

[@franckledoux3834]

Good 👏👍

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you Franck! Cheers!

[@Alexander-zt5gh]

Hi Barry, I'm Alex from Italy, I recently started nymph fishing and tying nymphs; I wanted to ask why this beautiful nymph you built doesn't have a tungsten bead and turns of lead to weigh it down? I suppose that to fish with this nymph you need to put another one under that with the tungsten head, right? Thanks, Alex.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Ciao Alex, Nymphs can be found in all water depths from the river bed right up to the surface. Although I have used no additional weight on this pattern, it will still sink, but slowly. This is very useful for imitating nymphs that are about to emerge and are taken by feeding fish just under the surface. If you would like it to be heavier and fish deeper quicker, add more weight! Good luck.

[@gregwasko5821]

Very Nice Barry. What do you use for varnish??

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, I just use the regular Veniard Celliure varnish, always a couple of coats.

[@chrish3030]

Can I ask why you spin the tying thread?

[@Thefeatherbender]

Spinning your thread anti-clockwise gives it a flat profile and spinning it clockwise gives it a round profile. Watch the video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnnQlYZ6rb12a6s

[@kansasscout4322]

I like his way of doing this but the size is huge. I'd rather he showed us a 16 hook or at least a 14.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thanks, I do tie them in smaller sizes but filming small hooks POV, is difficult, but its just the same pattern only smaller.

[@jeremylamovsky9868]

I dont understand why no matter what i do my wing cases are always trash. Just narrow as shit totally unnoticable no matter wtf i do. Its getting old.

[@Thefeatherbender]

Hi Jeremy, take a deep breath ...and relax... It all has to do with proportions, get these marked out on the hook shank from the get-go and your problems will be over! When you start attaching your thread to the hook shank, do so at the exact point where the abdomen meets the thorax. Normally approximately 1/3 hook shank length from the hook eye. Start your thread here and and never go past this when tying in the tail, abdomen, and rib. If using pheasant tail for the wing case, split the material into three bunches. By the butt ends (NOT THE TIPS) tie one in at a central position that goes back over the abdomen then the remaining two at 45 degrees on each side of the first. finish tying the thorax taking care to leave enough space between the hook eye and the thorax to finish the fly and head!!! Wax your tying thread with fly tyers wax, this will stop the pheasant tail from slipping at the head of the fly. Take the last 45 degree section of wing case and pull this over the thorax, take care that ALL the fibres are parallel and not crossing over each other!! Once you have the fibres straight tie down the bunch making sure that it's as small as possible where you tie it in about 3 mm behind the hook eye, with only 2 or 3 wraps of thread, the wax will hold everything in position. Follow this with the second 45 degree bunch and then the remaining central bunch, taking care that ALL the fibers are straight each time. If you follow these instructions correctly there will be enough room left to form a nice neat little head with a perfect wing case! Let me know how you get on. Good luck!

[@user-yk7fm9xf7t]

👣👀👍🔥🥂

[@Thefeatherbender]

Thank you.