Together, these anglers have nearly 200 years of fly-fishing experience. They've tried—and refined—it all and share their knowledge here, demonstrating how you can catch fish—anywhere, any time—with just one type of fly.
Angling aficionados and authors Chouinard, Mathews, and Mazzo come together again, this time to reveal the many wonders of the pheasant tail fly. In Simple Fly Fishing (Patagonia; 2014, 2018), they made the case for replacing unnecessary gear with knowledge and technique. Now, after years of additional experience, they offer the next step: the feather that can be used to tie flies from nymphs and dry flies to emergers, soft hackles, and beetles. Pheasant Tail Simplicity, conceived as an advanced follow-up to Simple Fly Fishing, explores the techniques required to tie and present these flies to trout and anadromous and saltwater species. More than just a guide, it challenges the norm that thousands of fly patterns are necessary to catch fish successfully.
Pheasant Tail Simplicity includes step-by-step illustrated instructions for tying 18 flies, along with materials lists and tips on how to use them. In concise text, with QR codes that link to how-to videos, this colorful book distills fly fishing to its core: one primary fly-tying material, a handful of techniques, and a mindset that prioritizes knowledge, craft, and creativity over all else.
Our Pheasant Tail Simplicity Fly Box is a curated assortment of 30 flies hand-selected by Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews and Mauro Mazzo who have spent years perfecting the best flies and techniques for any situation that make flies irresistible to fish.
The Pheasant Tail Simplicity Fly Box includes:
Pheasant Tail Emerger BWO (#18)
Pheasant Tail Emerger PMD (#14)
Pheasant Tail Sparkle Dun Baetis (#18)
Pheasant Tail Sparkle Dun PMD (#16)
Pheasant Tail X Caddis Olive (#14)
Pheasant Tail X Caddis Tan (#14)
Pheasant Tail Trico Spinner (#18)
Pheasant Tail Zelon Midge (#18)
Pheasant Tail Mayfly Spinner (#16)
Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle Dry Fly (#12)
Pheasant Tail Iris Caddis (#17, #15)
Pheasant Tail Foam Beetle (#12)
Classic Pheasant Tail Nymph (#16, #14)
Pheasant Tail Flymph (#16, #14)
Classic Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle (#16, #14)
Pheasant Tail Bead Head Flymph (#16, #14)
Pheasant Tail Bead Head Nymph (#16, #14)
Pheasant Tail Red Tag (#16, #14)
Pheasant Tail Jig (#16, #12)
Pheasant Tail Caddis (#14, #12)
Pheasant Tail Bonefish (#8)
