Pheasant Tail Flymph (Skip Nymph Style)
Hook - Mustad Model R50/94848 (Size 12)
Thread - Pearsall's Gossamer Silk (Ash/No. 10)
Hackle - Honey Dun Hen Neck Feather (Natural) - prepared by stripping all the fibers from the right side, while the good side of the feather is facing you
Thorax - Three Strands of Peacock Herl (Natural)
Tail - Six Pheasant Tail Fibers (Dyed Red) - tyed in at mid shank and secured over the back of the abdomen with a thread rib - clip out two or three tail fibers when the fly is done, leaving three tail fibers
Abdomen - Awesome Possum Dubbing (Golden Olive)
Rib - Thread - Pearsall's Gossamer Silk (Ash/No. 10)
The rear half of this fly is formed Skip Nymph style. A nifty technique used for forming bi-colored nymph bodies (Skip Nymphs were developed by Skip Morris). I've taken this technique and applied it to a flymph.
In case anyone's interested, here is a link to Skip Morris' website, which illustrates how to form the bi-colored body (dubbing body/pheasant tail fiber back/rib).
http://www.skip-morris-fly-tying.com/ha ... nymph.html
Here is a nice tutorial that Mr. Morris wrote on wet fly hackling techniques. Good information.
http://www.skip-morris-fly-tying.com/we ... steps.html
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