Peacock & Partridge
The Peacock & Partridge is an old school wet fly using materials that have lured trout for centuries. Use as a tag fly above a weighted nymph, or just swing it solo.
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Peacock & Partridge Wet Fly
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DOHIKU 302 Barbless Wet Fly Hook
Textreme Standard 8/0 in Red
Attach thread and lay down a base
Sierra Fly Bench Golden Pheasant Tippet
Cut a small bunch of tippet fibers and attach as a tail
Sybai Flat Wire in Gold
Tie in a length of wire for the rib
Tie in 2-3 strands of peacock herl
Wind herl to form the body and tie off
Wrap the wire up the body forming a rib
Nature's Spirit Premium Partridge in Natural
Strip the fluff off a partridge feather and tie in by the tip
Wind 2-3 wraps to form a sparse hackle collar
Form a small head and whip finish. Optionally finish with the head cement of your choice
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This bundle includes the materials for the Peacock & Partridge Wet Fly. The bundle includes 25 hooks but the other materials are plenty to tie many more! Just add additional hooks to your order.
For tying instructions, watch the linked YouTube video below or visit the pattern page for step-by-step instructions here.
Included materials:
25 barbless hooks - DOHIKU 302 Barbless Wet Fly Hooks - Size 14
1 spool Textreme Standard 8/0 Thread - Red
1 spool Sybai Flat Wire - Gold
1 pack Sierra Fly Bench Golden Pheasant Tippet - Small
1 pack Sierra Fly Bench Strung Peacock Herl
1 pack Nature’s Spirit Premium Partridge - Natural