Uses for Pheasant Tail

IMITATES

SIZES

COLORS

WHERE USED

PRESENTATION

Ameletus Nymph

10-14

Brown

Riffles, runs, bankwater

indicator, tight line, surface swing, count-down-and-retrieve

Blue-winged olive Nymph

16-22

Brown, brown-olive

Moderate runs, just below riffles

indicator, tight line, rising nymph

Callibaetis Nymph

12-18

Brown

Lakes, slow water

slow retrieve, lift-and-settle, wind drift

Cinygmula Nymph

14-16

Brown, Red-brown

Moderate-fast runs

indicator, tight line, rising nymph

Slate-winged olive Nymph

12-16

Brown

Riffles, moderate-fast runs

indicator, tight line, shallow nymph

Flav Nymph

12-16

Brown

Riffles, moderate-fast runs

indicator, tight line, shallow nymph

Pale morning dun Nymph

14-18

Olive-brown

Riffles, flats, moderate runs

indicator, tight line, rising nymph, shallow nymph

Yellow quill Nymph

10-14

Brown, olive-brown

Riffles, below riffles

indicator, tight line

Pale evening dun Nymph

10-16

Olive-brown, brown

Bankwater

indicator, tight line, rising nymph, shallow nymph

Mahogany dun Nymph

12-16

Dark brown, olive brown

Slow-moderate runs, bankwater

indicator, tight line, shallow nymph

March brown Nymph

10-14

Brown

Near riffles

indicator, tight line, rising nymph

Gray drake Nymph

12-16

Brown, gray-brown

Slow runs, pools, lakes

count-down-and-retrieve

Weedy water caddis Larva

12-14

Body: green; Case: brown

Slow-moderate runs with weeds

indicator, tight line