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I couldn't help but offer another fly of the month once I saw this exceptional video. Tim Flager provides detailed instructions on tying a fly that is half pheasant tail nymph and half bead head hare's ear nymph. This pattern is very easy to tie and works exceptionally well.



Tightline Productions is a full-service video production company located in Califon, NJ. Tim Flagler can be contacted through the company website at I couldn't help but offer another fly of the month once I saw this exceptional video. Tim Flager provides detailed instructions on tying a fly that is half pheasant tail nymph and half bead head hare's ear nymph. This pattern is very easy to tie and works exceptionally well.Tightline Productions is a full-service video production company located in Califon, NJ. Tim Flagler can be contacted through the company website at Tightline Productions

Navigate through the items Skills for Montana Fly Fishing Fly of the Month: Sulphur Emerger Flat Threaded Nested Oldest First Newest First The comments are owned by the author. We aren't responsible for their content. The comments are owned by the author. We aren't responsible for their content. Author Thread jayL Joined: 01/02/2007 From: Bozeman Comments: 53 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard



It's deadly, but I'd stop way short of slapping a name on such an obvious pattern.



Great tie. I tie this for a sulphur nymph with some minor color variations.It's deadly, but I'd stop way short of slapping a name on such an obvious pattern.Great tie. bam Joined: 09/24/2009 From: Montgomery County Comments: 45 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard I like the look of flies tied on this style of hook, but have much better success hooking and hanging onto fish tied on standard scud or nymph hooks. Nice fly though, and I tie my PTs this way if I'm not tying in legs or a soft hackle. The_Sasquatch Joined: 07/06/2011 From: Charleston WV via Lancaster PA Comments: 1552 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard I wonder how using peacock hearl instead of hair's ear might work for the thorax....kind of a Prince/Pheasant Tail "Double Standard". I'm very novice w/ tying, so maybe that's a dumb idea. bam Joined: 09/24/2009 From: Montgomery County Comments: 45 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard the standard phesant tails do use peacock for a thorax. The double standard is just a fancy name for a fly most of us tied at some point. jdaddy Joined: 10/15/2009 From: Eastern PA Comments: 48 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Agree with Jay on the sulphur nymph. This is very similar to the sulphur and olive nymph that Mike Heck ties. His taper is a bit thinner on the sulpur nymph than the one shown in the video. The_Sasquatch Joined: 07/06/2011 From: Charleston WV via Lancaster PA Comments: 1552 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard

http://www.flyfishersrepublic.com/patterns/pheasant-tail-nymph/ Ahh see....I just checked my recipe and I always tie my PT w/ hair's ear for the thorax. I should try peacock herl. Sounds like that's the standard.I've always tied this one: salmo Joined: 04/24/2009 From: South Jersey Comments: 590 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard I am a terrible tier, but this pattern is a dream. I just started fishing nymphs this year (after 35 + years) and I have been catching a lot of fish in nymphs like this. Thanks for the post.



Salmo The_Sasquatch Joined: 07/06/2011 From: Charleston WV via Lancaster PA Comments: 1552 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard I gotta say...I feel pretty dumb! After watching this video again, it totally shows you the "standard" PT w/ the peacock herl right in the beginning! Somehow I missed that the first time. I seriously have tied every single PT I've ever used w/ hair's ear!



Double standard...haha jayL Joined: 01/02/2007 From: Bozeman Comments: 53 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard The original PT, as tied by Frank Sawyer, had no peacock herl. The standard pattern has evolved to include it, but the original is pretty close to this according to everything I've read. Tightline Joined: 07/28/2011 From: Comments: 4 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard



http://www.youtube.com/user/sawyernymphs#p/u/1/416Os9V84n8 Mr. Sawyer actually tying a pheasant tail. A bit difficult to see details but pretty cool nonetheless. JohnnyUtah Joined: 08/26/2011 From: The great north east Comments: 8 Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard Re: Fly of the Month: Double Standard .



This is the original and you can see it much clearer.



I'm not quite sure your tying of the wing case is unique. As already stated the original pheasant tail is tied the same way. Also Davie Mcphail ties and has been tying a pheasant tail with hares ear thorax for some time. Well I guess its just another case of great minds thinking of the same thing.This is the original and you can see it much clearer.





