The Mianus and CVTU chapters of Trout Unlimited have started the new year by holding Tuesday night Fly Tying sessions via Zoom. Some of the chapters best tiers have presented their favorite patterns through professionally choreographed presentations with high quality video. They’ve shared their secret materials and tying methods, while adding the “gotchas” and showing you how to avoid them. The result is a solid education in tying some very effective patterns for our local waters and elsewhere.
This past Tuesday January 26, Dave Surowiecki presented “57 variations of the Pheasant Tail”. While we didn’t see 57 flies, Dave gave us a close look at some of his favorite Pheasant Tail patterns. As Dave showed us, the Pheasant Tail can be tied in endless styles with different materials, and will always fish effectively. Hook size, bead size/color, tails, wire ribbing, dubbing collar and hot spots, are all important aspects of a good Pheasant Tail.
If you missed this week’s session live, we have uploaded it to CVTU’s YouTube channel and it can be viewed at the link below. Note that the video recording does start a few minutes into the presentation, but you won’t really miss a thing.
57 Variations of the Pheasant Tail - Dave Surowiecki