salmon/steelhead streamer flies with pheasant

[flytyer203]

i need help find patterns for this certain material like pheasant used for salmon/steelhead flies. if you have any patterns send them to me.

[DBenner]

Hi there,

Which end of the pheasant? I use the tippets for General Practitioners, Tippet Shrimps, then the rump feathers for other shrimp patterns and the crest for a variety of tails and to enhance wings. I guess they would not be specifically streamer flies but they sure are fun to tie, use pheasant and catch salmon.

Dwight

[alra195]

The Gartside Sparrow used some pheasant. Here a link to tying instructions.

http://www.jackgartside.com/step_gartside_sparrow.htm

It's a pretty effective steelhead fly. Don't know that I'd only consider it as a streamer but it can be fished that way.