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Pheasant is extensively used for a variety of flies, especially pheasant tail, which is an indispensable material for a wide range of nymphs and dry flies. It's used for both tails, bodies, and wing cases. A classic fly like the pheasant tail, for instance, is tied solely using pheasant tail feathers. Golden pheasant is commonly used as a hackle for several effective flies, and both the red and yellow feathers from the body of a golden pheasant are used in flies like Tilda, Horst Sock, Brenda's Mother, and Astrid. The head feathers of the golden pheasant consist of the tippet and crest, which are crucial components of almost all classic salmon flies, and the tippet is used in fantastic fishing flies like the GP and Alley's Shrimp.

Real pheasant feathers are excellent as decorations

Pheasant tail feathers are excellent as decorations. In addition to being excellent feathers for fly tying, they are often used to make Easter decorations and outdoor atmosphere.

It is clear that the pheasant is an ornamental bird, as pheasant feathers are truly beautiful.

This applies to all the different pheasant species, but the tail feathers of the golden pheasant and the classic "hunting pheasant" are especially iconic.

There's a reason they're so used in classic sea trout and salmon flies .