Comments on: Fly Tying: The Ice-Dubbed Pheasant Tail Nymph

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:22:32 +0000

In reply to eric lopez. Right on Eric. Glad you like it. Best of luck with this pattern. Ben

By: eric lopez

eric lopez — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 22:46:55 +0000

Been tying different PTNs recently…this is super clean…gonna tie is bigger though…like a 8 or 10

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 01:36:54 +0000

I started tying this pattern about two years ago. I’ve fished it in Arizona and New Mexico small steams with great success. Works great when dropped beneath a copper john.

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By: Dan Wight

Dan Wight — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:35:23 +0000

As just another old geezer that loves to fish and tie this pattern has definately been given a jazz up with the synthetic dubbings. The leg thing can be an issue if you let it but when tying the pattern for a while and fishing it along with trimmed legs and untrimmed legs it is amazing how fast the fish rip the legs off and still keep hitting the fly. In the end I suspect that for the tier it may just be a numbers thing as opposed to art. I never met a cutthroat with a college degree. I’ve given away more than I have lost to the water gods. Yours are just what the Doctor ordered!

By: Kirk

Kirk — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:46:46 +0000

Ben I know the rule is not to trim the legs, however I do like the look of that fly. The dubbing thorax is awesome, and obviously the legs trimmed still works. I think the extra effort of tying in the legs without trimming isn’t worth it. Nice tie. Adding some of these to the box.

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:50:17 +0000

In reply to cofisher. Thanks Howard. It surely is a great bug. Ben

By: cofisher

cofisher — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:25:34 +0000

Another great tie from the House of Ben. I’ll be adding some of these to my box.

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:19:40 +0000

In reply to mr blur.

Thanks Mike. I do like peacock but the ice-dub is much easier to work with and honestly I like how it’s so flashy.

Good info on the wingcase. Thanks for the kind words.

Ben

By: mr blur

mr blur — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:09:37 +0000

oh gee but that’s a sexy little nimp. I have a hard time replacing a buggy fishy material like peacock herl, but ice dubbing is neat stuff.

tie in yer wingcase fibers the same length as the tail fibers and if proportions are correct the tips should be perfect length for legs. that way you don’t have to trim them. I know the fish don’t care whether you have legs trim them or whatever, I look at it as you may as well tie it right.
nice fly. now you can leave all yer boxes at home and travel around w/ an altoids mini tin full of minis ant idpts.