The shades of picric dyed pheasant barbs seems to be highly appreciated by grayling and trout in Autumn.
What is also interesting is how legs help the fly to be balanced. If you let some CDC barbs outside and then you tie them as legs or simple hackle, the fly will have a fantastic water print.
Materials used :
Hook : Demmon COmpetition DSD 400 BL #14-18
Thread: 70 DEN White
Tail: Coq de Leon
Body: Pheasant tail barbs dyed with picric acid
Hackle and Wing: Troutline Ultra selected Natural Grey CDC
