Pheasant and Green

[Izaak]

DSCN3639 by flympher, on Flickr
Hook: Mustad Signature R70, size 14
Thread: Pearsall's green
Hackle: Pheasant blue/green iridescent neck feather

[letumgo]

Superb fly and photo!

[Izaak]

RSCN3651 by flympher, on Flickr

better picture

[hankaye]

Izaak, Howdy;

Yer not kiddin' makes that Granny Smith jump right out there
and the cute lil' bugger sittin' on top as well...

hank

[kacbo]

Nice fly, great tie, imaginative photo!

[tie2fish]

Great thread work, a very nice job with a tough feather to handle, and excellent photo.

[CreationBear]

That's a great color combination. A question: is there any consensus about how cock ringneck pheasant behaves in current compared to other common soft hackles? I've always had the impression that it was a bit stiffer, but I've yet to use the feathers from the bird I recently purchased.

[Hans Weilenmann]

CB - I think ringneck pheasant fathers are an underrated material for wingless and winged wets.

Here is a recent example:


Shooting Star

Cheers,
Hans W

[CreationBear]

I think ringneck pheasant fathers are an underrated material for wingless and winged wets.

Yes, I've got a black phase skin that's got a lot of neat feathers on it. BTW, great looking fly--I've got a theory that if folks are using "glassy" hen hackle for their mayfly flymphs/emergers, ringtail and plover more closely resemble caddis wings...but until Mike C. gets his gonioreflectometer built that will have to remain in the realm of conjecture.

[Kelly L.]

Lovely flies here!