Super Simple Pheasant Tail

nymph

Super Simple Pheasant Tail

Clone

Devin Olsen's stripped-down pheasant tail jig — hook, bead, thread, tail, body. No rib, no thorax, no wingcase. Built for competition-style euro nymphing where slim profile and fast sink rate beat ornament.

Sizes#16 · #18Beads2.4mm · 3mmBead colorscopper

Originated by Devin Olsen

Recipe

  • HookDohiku 303 or Fulling Mill Jig Force Short, size 18
  • BeadSlotted tungsten, copper, 2.4mm
  • ThreadSemperfli Nano Silk 12/0 brown
  • TailCoq de Leon
  • BodyPheasant tail fibers