The original pheasant tail nymph tied by Frank Sawyer only used wire and pheasant tail fibres (no thread). Rick Miyauchi from our club tied this example at our tying session tonight!
If I was allowed just one nymph to fly fish with, it would be the pheasant tail nymph! It is so versitile. It can represent so many mayfly nymphs, a passable water boatmen, caddis emergers and so much more. Frank Sawyer took a very readily available material to design such an effective fly! Take a look at some of the ways I like to use pheasant tails in fly patterns. They are all fish catchers!
We had another excellent turn out at our second Fly Tying Monday of the season at the Reliance Oilfield Learning Centre. The 14 individuals who came out on a frigid evening worked on various pheasant tail fly patterns. The gang had a great time tying basic pheasant tail nymphs to flashback pheasant tails. We also experimented with brill for the thorax of pheasant tails. All of the flies we worked on are below.
Next week we are working on stimulators, an outstanding dry fly attractor/stonefly pattern. See you next week.
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American Pheasant Tail (Frank Sawyer originator)
Hook- Mustad 3906B size 16-12
Thread: Red, 8/0 or black or brown
Tail: Pheasant
Body: Pheasant
Legs:Pheasant
Rib: Copper Wire
Flashback Pheasant Tail
Thread: Red, 8/0 or black or brown
Hook: Curved Nymph sizes 18-12
Bead: Gold or Rainbow
Tail: Pheasant
Body: Pheasant
Thorax: Peacock herl
Legs:Pheasant
Rib: Copper Wire
Flashback: Mirage Opal Tinsel, medium
Frenchie
Thread: Red, 8/0 or black or brown
Hook: Curved Nymph sizes 18-12
Tail: Pheasant
Body: Pheasant
Legs:Pheasant
Thorax: Ice Dub, pink
Rib: Copper Wire
Replace the pheasant tail legs with a rubber leg material to suggest a backswimmer.
Consider a "hot spot" and brill/straggle string for the thorax
You can also tie Flashbacks on jig hooks using Head Turner Beads
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