Pheasant feathers

I have just received a whole bunch of pheasant feathers and I can't wait to start experimenting with even more fly patterns made of of this wonderful birds feathers. I think I have about 10 pounds worth of feathers right now from all over the bird. What a great gift from a big pheasant hunter that's a friend of mine.

Fly of the week

This is the start of our second month of the fly of the week. I hope you are enjoying them as much or more than I am. This week we have a very special fly that works great all year round. The first of our dry flies, the blue winged olive. A truly great fly that we have hatches of all year long.
Recipe:
Hook: 900bl sizes 14-22
Thread: Olive
Wing: Dark blue dun hackle tips, upright and divided
Tail: Dark blue dun hackle fibers
Abdomen: medium olive to brown olive superfine(adjust to match hatch)
Hackle: Dark blue dunn

The best way to fish these are to just lay them on the surface of the water and watch the fish come up and grab it. There is nothing like the feeling that comes from catching a fish on a fly you made.