Pheasant Tail

This is the fly pattern titled Pheasant Tail in Roger Woolley's Modern Trout Fly Dressings in the section for Devon Wet Flies.

Body: cock pheasant tail fibers ribbed with gold wire
Hackle and Whisks: Golden dun cock

Recently, Robert Smith, brought back to attention a pattern called the "Devon Constable" originated by James Nice in the mid 1900s...that is a dry fly and very similar but calls for two hackles - one dun and one red. Perhaps James took his inspiration from this pattern - Woolley's book published in 1932 and clearly this pattern pre-dates that.

Below is a link about Nice and his patterns.
https://bigsalmon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Trout-Salmon.-Jim-Ni…