Softhackle version of a real effective nymph. A beadhead thorax would be cool, too, if you're looking to get it a little deeper, or you could just use the standard nymph pattern.


hook - Dai Riki 280 #14
thread - MFC 8/0 brown
tail/shellback - pheasant tail
rib - x-small wire copper
abdomen - opal mylar tinsel
thorax/head - peacock herl
hackle - brown hen

Part 1

mash barb, start thread about 1 eye width back from eye; tie in wire, wrap to bend and back








take a few pt fibers, even tips, measure (gap width past bend); tie in






pull pheasant down over back, spiral rib forward; helicopter end and cover with thread




tie in a couple peacock herls




prep hackle; tie in