This particular fly has probably caught more fish for me, Michael and Ally – than ANY other attractor pattern that I have used through the years. I tie it on Daiichi 1560 Hooks, TMC 5262 and Mustad 3906B in sizes #10 -#18 ( scud hooks are a fine alternative too). I have an entire box devoted to this pattern. For durability, I twist the Peacock Herl around my tying thread , then wrap it around the hook. One may add a tag of thread, wire, Krystal Flash, Micro Tubing, Tinsel (Silver, Gold or Holo) or anything else that the imagination allows – or not. It may also be ribbed with any of the aforementioned materials – or not. Using the LaFontaine method of a “touch dubbing” rib is an interesting and fish producing alternative!
It is any easy tie for the novice and it can be fished in lakes, streams and rivers – dead drifted, swung or stripped really fast or slow on a hand twist retrieve…
This particular tie was done by Craig Matthews and featured at Montana River Boats:
Peacock and Partridge
These are just two results of knotting this fly to our tippets…
Michael using the “Fly and Bubble ” method , zipping a #16 Peacock and Partridge on an Eastern Sierra Lake , elevation 9000ft…he caught an even bigger Rainbow five minutes later and I lost it for him while fumbling with the net…Doh!!!
PT, same lake – hand twist retrieve, Scott A2,10′, 6wt., Tibor Freestone Reel, SA 7wt. Sink Tip with a # 18 Peacock and Partridge off the bend of a Denny Rickard’s “Stillwater Bug…
PT/TB 
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superb fly, i bet it works good on lakes
Awesome fly– it reminds me of a red tag wet fly — I was introduced to them through this vid (Andy Burk tying a red tag):
thanks for posting
cheers
Brian,
Thanks for the Vid. link. On the White River it is known as the “Red Ass”…A scud hook increases the hooking capability of the fly…
http://www.feather-craft.com/wecs.php?store=feacraft&action=display&target=JF029
PT/TB
You don’t have to tell me twice, I trust Tim Barker. Heading to the bench as of…..right now. Peace
J.
There are many who preceded me that understood the effectiveness of this fly pattern…
PT/TB
Not only do I like the fly pattern, I love the idea of using an ultra-wire tag. Thanks for sharing!
Critter,
I use that tag in several different colors on a number of wet fly patterns and usually coat it with Aquahead, Dave’s flexement or Aquaflex…Try some on that multi – colored wire wet on ‘yer site, 2 coats works best…
PT/TB
TB,
I like how well lit your photos of your flies are. Any tips on what you do that I may be able to use to impove the photgraphing of my flies?
Critter,
I use available light for photographing most of my flies with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3…Here is a good piece from my bud at Whiskey Creek on photographing flies…
http://wcflies.com/blog/2009/08/fly-photography-series/
PT/TB
Nice easy tie. Just tied up a half dozen, with red tag & head, between commercials of Hawai’i Bowl, while waiting for Midnight Service & Santa w/my Tenkara Ayu. Still got plenty of time for another dozen of the RAM Caddis, in olive & purple, too.
Way to go Keith !!!
PT/TB