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Pheasant Tail Fly

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  • 1-3 Days
  • 3 Pack: $4.80, £3.60, 4.32
  • 12 Pack: $16.00, £12.00, 14.40
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  • Selection Total: $4.80

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About the Pheasant Tail Trout Fly

No flybox should be without the Pheasant Tail for it is one of the most successful patterns ever to float on a stream, brook or river.

It's appearance suggests to the trout a wide range of appetizing food.

Expert Tip:

A trout lives in a secret world. It a is small world in which many dramatic events are played out in a watery obscurity, veiled from the keenest eyes. Vincent C Marinaro 1911-1996.

Creator of this trout fly: Payne Collier

Tier of this trout fly: Mandy Shelvey

Country of origin for this trout fly: England

This trout fly is designed to be fished on Rivers & Streams

Pattern Dressings

  • Hook : 12-16.
  • Thread : Brown or yellow.
  • Tail : Honey-dun cock hackle fibres.
  • Body : Cock pheasant tail fibres.
  • Rib : Fine gold wire.
  • Hackle : Honey-dun cock hackle fibres.

Partridge L3B Captain Hamilton Dry Fly Up Eye.

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