Bead Head Rubber-Legged Pheasant Tail
Bead Head Rubber-Legged Pheasant Tail — a proven nymph pattern.
Hook sizes
- Type
- nymph
- Difficulty
- beginner
When to fish it
Explicitly recommended in recent Orvis angler reports (size 16), this weighted nymph is excellent for getting down to fish feeding on active mayfly nymphs and provides added movement that can trigger strikes in spring flows.
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