Simple Pheasant Tail Emerger

Simple Pheasant Tail Emerger

Hook: TMC 900BL
Thread: Benecchi 12/0 Brown
Tail: Three Pheasant Tail Fibers
Rib: Fine Copper Wire
Body: Pheasant Tail Fibers and copper wire
Hackle: Starling Breast Feather
Step 1: Mount your hook in the vise and wrap the thread to the bend of the hook.

Simple emerger step 1

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Step 2: Tie on three pheasant tail fibers.

Simple emerger step 2

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Step 3: Tie in the copper wire.

Simple emerger step 3

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Step 4: Bring the thread forward to the eye. Tie in the Starling feather, then bring the thread back to the eye.

Simple emerger step 4

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Step 5: Twist the pheasant tail fibers with the wire and wrap the body to about one eye width behind the eye and tie off.

Simple emerger step 5

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Step 6: Take two or three wraps of the hackle. Form a neat thread ball forcing the hackle to sweep back over the body.

Simple emerger step 6

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Step 7: Form a neat head and whip finish.

Simple emerger finished

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