QUASIMODO PHEASANT TAIL
Learn to tie Hogan Brown’s Quasimodo Pheasant Tail—a Northern California staple with a “hunchback” profile that imitates emerging mayflies and fools trout everywhere.
HOT BEAD SOFT HACKLE
DESCRIPTION
Hogan Brown shows you one of the simplest, most effective soft hackles he ties all year - the Hot Bead Soft Hackle. This is an all-purpose pattern that can be swung, dead-drifted, or fished as part of your nymph rig. Whether you’re chasing trout in off-color fall water or looking for something that pops alongside a BWO or PMD, this fly gets it done.
MATERIALS
| Hook |
Ahrex FW 560 #14 |
|
Bead |
1/8" Hot Orange Bead |
|
Thread |
8/0 or 70 denier |
|
Tail |
Dark Mallard Flank |
|
Body |
Mike Mercer’s Light Hare’s Ear Dubbing |
|
Small Copper Wire |
|
|
Krystal Flash |
|
|
Hackle |
Grouse |
|
Collar |
Peacock Herl |
