Flashback Pheasant Tail
Fly Details
Flashback Pheasant Tail
A proven classic, the Flashback Pheasant Tail imitates a wide range of emerging insects, including mayflies and midges. The added flashback helps attract attention in stained or low-visibility water, making it a top choice when conditions are tough. One of the most widely used and dependable nymphs in fly fishing - this pattern produces in virtually any water, anywhere.
SIZE -
18
CLASS -
Emerger
MATCH -
Mayfly - Midge - Caddisfly
Presentation
This emerger performs well fished alone in a dedicated Emerger Rig, where its suspended profile sits right in the strike zone during hatch activity.
Fished in tandem with a highly visible dry fly acting as an indicator, this setup allows the nymph to suspend higher in the water column - ideal for targeting trout feeding near the top of the water column during a hatch.
Fished as the dropper fly in a Nymph Rig, this pattern excels when targeting trout feeding mid-column. Applying floatant to the fly and upper tippet helps keep it suspended off the bottom, effectively imitating an emerging insect as it rises toward the surface.