Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Pheasant Tail Perdigon.


Materials
Hook:
MFC 7204 wide gape jig hook, #14 – 18
Thread:
70 denier or 8/0 white or black
Tail:
Coq de Leon
Rib:
Small silver wire
Body:
Pheasant tail
Thorax hot spot:
Veevus Body Quill – fluorescent orange (BQ14 – Hareline code BQ137)
Wing pad:
Black UV resin or fingernail polish
Optional: Use Veevus Body Quill – brown (BQ 8) for body rather than pheasant tail. (Hareline #BQ40)
This fly pattern was taught by Jeff Perin of The Fly Fisher’s Place in Sisters, OR at the Central Oregon Flyfishers Winter Fly Tying Class. This is one of several fly patterns Jeff highlighted in his blog about Euro Nymphing.
Here is a link to my RiverKeeper Flies YouTube channel:
Personal tying notes:
- Currently using Solarez Bone Dry for body and Gulff Black Magic for wing pad
- Here is a Hook/Bead chart I’m using.
Hook | Bead |
MFC 7204 #14 | 3.8 mm |
MFC 7204 #16 | 3.3 mm |
MFC 7204 #18 | 2.8 mm |
*Hareline Slotted Tungsten Beads