Cove's pheasant tail is an essential pattern to have in your fly box. It's simple, easy to tie with readily available materials and will catch you fish anywhere. Tie them in a range of sizes either with the grey rabbit thorax or the version shown or in whatever colour you fancy, they won't let you down!
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Materials list
Hook: @FullingMill Short shank special size 8-14
Thread: tan or brown uni 8/0
Body:Pheasant tail
Rib:Copper wire
Thorax: Orange or grey dubbing- I used Fulling mill ultra nymph in fluo. peach
Thorax cover: Pheasant tail
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Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies https://amzn.to/4iEHbix
George Barron's "At the End of the Line" https://amzn.to/3h7SiA6
and "A Fine Line" https://amzn.to/2Rd41SK
Stan Headly's "Trout and Salmon Flies of Scotland" https://amzn.to/3io1WA0
Patsy Deery's book "Irish Mayflies" https://amzn.to/3bRcZ3B
Peter O'Reiley's book "The Flies of Ireland" https://amzn.to/3sxCnkT
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