Willamette River

In this video, Simon ties a unique variation on the traditional pheasant tail nymph. With winter conditions, a heavy tungsten bead on a jigged hook was a must. Simon kept high flows in mind while designing this fly and aimed to create a fly that gets down deep, and holds a more significant profile compared to a traditional pheasant tail nymph. He aimed to do something different with a fantastic dubbing from Fulling Mill. Eco Warrior Dub is a rabbit dubbing that is extremely buggy from our friends over at Fulling Mill. It makes a great dubbing for ultra buggy bodies such as a scud, but this dubbing can also be utilized to create legs. Simon puts a healthy helping of this dubbing into a dubbing loop made by a Smhaen Thread Splitter and seamlessly creates a fantastic, ultra buggy pheasant tail. This material will kick out as legs near the head, while also compressing only slightly under heavier flows. This creates an extremely lifelike profile effectively mimicking the silhouette of a variety of mayfly species. This fly will be an excellent searching pattern during the march brown hatch, which is approaching sooner than you think. This fly can certainly be sized up or sized down for your needs.

Hook- Ahrex FW555 Mini Jig Barbless: Size 14

Thread- Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread 6/0: Red

Bead- Hareline Gold Slotted Tungsten Bead: 5/32 or 3.8mm

Tail- Hareline Pheasant Tail Clump: Natural

Body- Hareline Pheasant Tail Clump: Natural & Uni Gold Soft Wire: Medium

Thorax- Fulling Mill Tactical Microflash Dub: Olive

Wing Case: Hareline/Hedron Micro Flashabou: Pearl & Hareline Cinnamon Tip Turkey

Collar- Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dub: Pepperbox

Additional Tools- Smhaen Thread Splitter

Resin- Solarez Bone Dry

UV Torch-Loon Plasma Light

Bobbin- Smhaen Tension Bobbin

Vise- Renzetti Master & Deluxe Streamer Base