Tying Tuesday: Stoneflies, Eggs, and Pheasant Tails

Tying Tuesday is right here, and we’re handled to some improbable little patterns this week. We begin out with a stonefly, get handled to a enjoyable egg sample, and finish with a pleasant pheasant tail variation. Watching these movies this week actually has me impressed to take a seat again down on the vise after far too lengthy away.

I do know we began off with a stonefly sample from Fly Fish Meals final week, however I needed to share this one as effectively, as a result of the title bought me pondering. Are we fishing, and tying, massive sufficient stonefly nymphs? I’ve all the time felt mine had been decently sized, however after this video, I ponder if I want so as to add some bulk to my go-to patterns.

Egg patterns are a sizzling merchandise proper now, and can keep that approach via mid-November. This little sample, from AvidMax, is an effective way to tie up an egg and nonetheless get it down deep sufficient with out including an excessive amount of break up shot to your rig.

This subsequent sample is the Japanese Pheasant Tail nymph from Davie McPhail. I really like the addition of the smooth hackle, and tying it on a curved hook. I believe that’ll make the essential thought of the pheasant tail simpler to tie in smaller sizes (particularly since small nymphs could be so efficient this time of 12 months).