A heavyweight Pheasant Tail that is relatively natural other than the fluorescent thread hot spot and the subtle ultraviolet flash in the thorax. Tied with a very sparse CDC collar to add a hint of movement.
This fly was a hit for me from the very first time I took it out. Over the last year I have found a lot of success with the small, dark, hot spot, and ultraviolet highlight combination. What started with the orange collar UV walts has now morphed into a walts, cdc hare’s ear, and a PT surely with more patterns to come.
Try this out the next time you need something heavy and small, and you just might find yourself fishing more of these incognito bugs too!