Friday, December 28, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Restocking The Boxes: Winter Tying Sessions NO.3 The Pheasant Tails
So for the third installment of our winter tying sessions, I am
going to show you three pheasant tails you should not be with out for the 2019 season. By now most of you know that my patterns are simple dressings its the I prefer to tie them and I find this style of nymphs most effective. I am convinced that tying complex nymphs for the majority of occasions is not going to increase your catch rate; where as tying good simple, effective nymphs that have a purpose and a rational behind the tying will be time far better spent this winter.
Relating back to my last blog on Hares Ears and as I mentioned in it growing up on mountain streams those nymphs were very productive and they were my first choice, especially if I was considering between a hares ear or a pheasant tail nymph. While pheasant tails did catch me some fish they were not as prominent as the hares ear for that type of water. Over the years though and due to moving to the mid lands with different river systems to fish; the Pheasant tails grew with popularity on my casts and now they are a real go to fish catcher through out the season for me.
Here is three of my favorite Pheasant Tails that have proven them selves time and time again for me:
Nymph No. 1
Hook: Dohiku Jig 20-16
Bead: Copper Slotted 2mm-3.5mm
Thread: Piscari fly fine strong Kevlar thread
Tail: Coq DeLeon
Rib: Copper wire
Body: Natural Pheasant Tail
Thorax Dubbing: Hends Spectra dubbing No. 6
This is my best and most productive Pheasant Tail and so simple you can run these out fast. They will work great on a Euro nymphing rig and also are really effective under a dry fly as dry dropper. When myself and a buddy of mine did the 100 river challenge a few years ago this nymph completed the first fifty rivers. I would have used it for the second fifty but I just ran out of them and we had no time to do any tying. It worked on all types and sizes of river under the dry and straight nymphing.
Nymph No.2
Hook: Dohiku 611 20-16
Bead: Copper countersunk 2mm-3.5mm
Thread: Piscari fly fine strong Kevlar
Tail: Pheasant Tail Natural
Rib: Copper wire
Body: Natural Pheasant Tail
Back: Pearl Mylar (different sizes for the different size nymphs)
Thorax Dubbing: Hends Spectra dubbing No. 46 (cover with pearl Mylar also) Also a pinch of Fox Squirrel behind the hot spot brushed out well.
Hot Spot: Tommi-fly Uv Reflective Thread no. 12
A little more in this flash back nymph than the first but again relatively easy to tie. This in its larger sizes is a great nymph on the point of a euro rig and you can add some lead in the too in the under body to help you reach the depths you need.
Nymph No.3
Hook: Dohiku Jig 20-16
Bead: Gold Slotted 2mm-3.5mm
Thread: Piscari fly fine strong Kevlar
Tail: Coq DeLeon
Hot spot: Glo brite No.4 or 5
Rib: Copper wire
Body: Natural Pheasant Tail
Thorax Dubbing: Mixed dubbing (explained below)
Hackle: two pinches of CDC natural one tied in each side of the nymph.
For this cracking nymph i use a dubbing some people call Peters special Dubbing and basically how I came across this was one day when I was cleaning out a box where I kept bags of dubbing there on the bottom of the box had gathered different fibers of a multitude of dubbings. It looked interesting so I blended it in a coffee grinder and there it was. I have been using this dubbing for several years now and fine it fantastic.
When I am fishing this fly I often rub in some dry fly treatment on the CDC it give the fly a realistic look in the water trapping micro bubbles to the hackles.
I hope you have enjoyed reading this post and enjoy tying these flies; if you would like to stock up your boxes for this coming year make sure and contact me through facebook or email. If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact me. Also make sure and check out my website www.piscari-fly.com for all your tungsten beads, Dohiku barbless hooks, Tommi-fly products,the amazing Syndicate Fly Rods, Reels, leaders and much more. Thanks for reading.
Also check out my new YouTube channel for all my latest tying and hot tips.
Relating back to my last blog on Hares Ears and as I mentioned in it growing up on mountain streams those nymphs were very productive and they were my first choice, especially if I was considering between a hares ear or a pheasant tail nymph. While pheasant tails did catch me some fish they were not as prominent as the hares ear for that type of water. Over the years though and due to moving to the mid lands with different river systems to fish; the Pheasant tails grew with popularity on my casts and now they are a real go to fish catcher through out the season for me.
Here is three of my favorite Pheasant Tails that have proven them selves time and time again for me:
Nymph No. 1
Bead: Copper Slotted 2mm-3.5mm
Thread: Piscari fly fine strong Kevlar thread
Tail: Coq DeLeon
Rib: Copper wire
Body: Natural Pheasant Tail
Thorax Dubbing: Hends Spectra dubbing No. 6
This is my best and most productive Pheasant Tail and so simple you can run these out fast. They will work great on a Euro nymphing rig and also are really effective under a dry fly as dry dropper. When myself and a buddy of mine did the 100 river challenge a few years ago this nymph completed the first fifty rivers. I would have used it for the second fifty but I just ran out of them and we had no time to do any tying. It worked on all types and sizes of river under the dry and straight nymphing.
Nymph No.2
Bead: Copper countersunk 2mm-3.5mm
Thread: Piscari fly fine strong Kevlar
Tail: Pheasant Tail Natural
Rib: Copper wire
Body: Natural Pheasant Tail
Back: Pearl Mylar (different sizes for the different size nymphs)
Thorax Dubbing: Hends Spectra dubbing No. 46 (cover with pearl Mylar also) Also a pinch of Fox Squirrel behind the hot spot brushed out well.
Hot Spot: Tommi-fly Uv Reflective Thread no. 12
A little more in this flash back nymph than the first but again relatively easy to tie. This in its larger sizes is a great nymph on the point of a euro rig and you can add some lead in the too in the under body to help you reach the depths you need.
Nymph No.3
Bead: Gold Slotted 2mm-3.5mm
Thread: Piscari fly fine strong Kevlar
Tail: Coq DeLeon
Hot spot: Glo brite No.4 or 5
Rib: Copper wire
Body: Natural Pheasant Tail
Thorax Dubbing: Mixed dubbing (explained below)
Hackle: two pinches of CDC natural one tied in each side of the nymph.
For this cracking nymph i use a dubbing some people call Peters special Dubbing and basically how I came across this was one day when I was cleaning out a box where I kept bags of dubbing there on the bottom of the box had gathered different fibers of a multitude of dubbings. It looked interesting so I blended it in a coffee grinder and there it was. I have been using this dubbing for several years now and fine it fantastic.
When I am fishing this fly I often rub in some dry fly treatment on the CDC it give the fly a realistic look in the water trapping micro bubbles to the hackles.
I hope you have enjoyed reading this post and enjoy tying these flies; if you would like to stock up your boxes for this coming year make sure and contact me through facebook or email. If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact me. Also make sure and check out my website www.piscari-fly.com for all your tungsten beads, Dohiku barbless hooks, Tommi-fly products,the amazing Syndicate Fly Rods, Reels, leaders and much more. Thanks for reading.
Also check out my new YouTube channel for all my latest tying and hot tips.
Friday, December 7, 2018
Restocking the boxes: Winter Tying Sessions No.2
So here is my second installment of the 'Winter Tying Sessions', this time we are looking at some of my most effective Hare's Ear patterns from the 2018 season. For me the Hares Ear nymph and it's multitude of variations have always been a very successful go to style of nymph. Growing up in the mountains of Wicklow this hare dubbed on to a hook in some form proved to be a stable lure for anglers looking to catch wild brown trout; and it is still very effective today on the rivers.
From this time growing up on the mountain river of Wicklow I have always had great confidence in using Hares Ear on my nymphs and here is a couple that have a prominent place in my fly boxes, year after year.
From this time growing up on the mountain river of Wicklow I have always had great confidence in using Hares Ear on my nymphs and here is a couple that have a prominent place in my fly boxes, year after year.
Mostly the Hares Ear I use are rather heavy and I use them to search out early trout or trout that lie in deep holes. However, there is one or two I find successful hanging under a dry fly which are tied in smaller sizes.
Nymph No.1 Hare's Ear Grub
Hook: Dohiku 644 or 611 14-10
Bead: Countersunk Tungsten 3mm-4mm
Under body: Flat Lead 2-4mm
Thread: Fine strong silk
Rib: Fine flat copper
Body: Hare Ear Dubbing Natural
Thorax (Head Dubbing): Fox Squirrel Hair mixed with UV Spectra Dubbing.
Make sure to brush out the dubbings really well on this one. This Nymph has to be my number one Hares Ear patteren so simple but so effective every where I go be it for Trout or Grayling.
Nymph No 2 Soft Hackle Hare's Ear
Hook: Dohiku Jig 18-14
Bead: Gold Slotted Tungsten Bead 3mm-4mm
Thread: Fine strong Silk
Tail: Pearl Braid doubled over
Rib: Fine Pearl Mylar
Body: Hare's Ear natural dubbing
Hackle: Natural CDC tied in at the tip and wound around nymph.
Head Dubbing: Fox Squirrel Hair mixed with UV Spectra Dubbing.
Nymph No 3 Hare's Ear Caddis
Hook: Dohiku Jig 18-14
Bead: Gold, Sliver or Copper Slotted Tungsten Bead 3mm-4mm
Thread: Fine strong Silk
Tag: Chartreuse Tommi-fly UV reflective tying thread
Tail: Natural Partridge
Rib: Copper Wire or to suit bead colour
Body: Hare's Ear natural dubbing
Head Dubbing: Sybai fine flash dubbing
On our next winter tying sessions we will be looking at some of my most trustworthy Pheasant Tail nymphs, make sure and check it out.
I hope you have enjoyed reading this post and enjoy tying these flies; if you would like to stock up your boxes for this coming year make sure and contact me through facebook or email. If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact me. Also make sure and check out my website www.piscari-fly.com for all your tungsten beads, Dohiku barbless hooks, Tommi-fly products,the amazing Syndicate Fly Rods, Reels, leaders and much more. Thanks for reading.
Hook: Dohiku 644 or 611 14-10
Bead: Countersunk Tungsten 3mm-4mm
Under body: Flat Lead 2-4mm
Thread: Fine strong silk
Rib: Fine flat copper
Body: Hare Ear Dubbing Natural
Thorax (Head Dubbing): Fox Squirrel Hair mixed with UV Spectra Dubbing.
Make sure to brush out the dubbings really well on this one. This Nymph has to be my number one Hares Ear patteren so simple but so effective every where I go be it for Trout or Grayling.
Nymph No 2 Soft Hackle Hare's Ear
Bead: Gold Slotted Tungsten Bead 3mm-4mm
Thread: Fine strong Silk
Tail: Pearl Braid doubled over
Rib: Fine Pearl Mylar
Body: Hare's Ear natural dubbing
Hackle: Natural CDC tied in at the tip and wound around nymph.
Head Dubbing: Fox Squirrel Hair mixed with UV Spectra Dubbing.
Nymph No 3 Hare's Ear Caddis
Hook: Dohiku Jig 18-14
Bead: Gold, Sliver or Copper Slotted Tungsten Bead 3mm-4mm
Thread: Fine strong Silk
Tag: Chartreuse Tommi-fly UV reflective tying thread
Tail: Natural Partridge
Rib: Copper Wire or to suit bead colour
Body: Hare's Ear natural dubbing
Head Dubbing: Sybai fine flash dubbing
On our next winter tying sessions we will be looking at some of my most trustworthy Pheasant Tail nymphs, make sure and check it out.
I hope you have enjoyed reading this post and enjoy tying these flies; if you would like to stock up your boxes for this coming year make sure and contact me through facebook or email. If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact me. Also make sure and check out my website www.piscari-fly.com for all your tungsten beads, Dohiku barbless hooks, Tommi-fly products,the amazing Syndicate Fly Rods, Reels, leaders and much more. Thanks for reading.
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