Bill Brother's "Bead Chain Pheasant Tail"

Hook Scud hook size 12
Bead Head Small silver bead chain
Tail Pheasant tail fibers
Body Pheasant tail feather - A long one from the center of the tail
Thread Brown 6/0 thread

Tying Directions:

  1. Start the thread on the hook near the hook eye.
  2. Tie in the bead chain to the top of the hook shank, near the hook eye.
  3. Wrap thread back to the hook bend.
  4. Pull about 12 strands of feather fiber from a large pheasant tail feather. Since the length is important, be sure to get these fibers from the upper 2/3 of the feather.
  5. Tie in the pheasant tail, making a tail about the length of the hook shank.
  6. Lightly twist the pheasant tail fibers, and wrap the twisted tail fibers up to the bead chain. Lift the remaining pheasant tail either over or under the bead chain and tie off.
  7. Tie in a head of thread, then tie off thread and trim.

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