Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Pheasant Rump Muddler.


Materials
Hook:
Ahrex SA 220 #4 – 8
Tail:
Pheasant rump
Body:
Pheasant rump
Wing:
Stacked pheasant marabou
Pec fins:
Pheasant shoulder
Head:
Spun deer hair
Personal tying notes:
Order of materials
- tail
- pheasant hackle
- pheasant marabou over top
- pheasant hackle
- pheasant marabou over top
- pheasant hackle
- pheasant marabou over top
- pheasant hackle – 1 or 2
- pectoral fins
- pheasant marabou over top
- 2 stacks of deer hair for head
Each set of pheasant hackle and pheasant marabou make one section. Depending upon hook shank length, tie in 2 to 4 sections. Gunner used three sets for a #4 hook below.
When tying in pheasant marabou, use thumb nail to move fibers 180 degrees on top of hook
Spinning deer hair – When tying deer hair, Gunnar places three soft wraps using thumb and forefinger to move deer hair evenly around hook.
Watch Gunnar Brammer tie the fly on his Youtube channel:
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