Does anyone fish the traditional Sawyer pheasant tail?
Also, I googled for directions on how to tie the traditional PT, but couldn't find any. Does anyone have those directions?
Thanks,
Bruce
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Does anyone fish the traditional Sawyer pheasant tail?
Also, I googled for directions on how to tie the traditional PT, but couldn't find any. Does anyone have those directions?
Thanks,
Bruce
Bruce,
Here's a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=416Os9V84n8
Here's instructions:
http://www.danica.com/flytier/lmedin...r_pt_nymph.htm
Regards,
Scott
what did you google?
google found all this. i just typed in "sawyer pheasant tail"
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...I7TSNA_enUS351
and images
http://www.google.com/images?q=sawye...N&hl=en&tab=wi
Norman found some good ones so I won't repeat that, but I will tell you that yes I fish it, it's super easy to tie, super durable, and catches fish just as well as any other version I've tried.
Thanks, guys. What I wanted, and you've provided, is visual instructions. I should have been more clear. I thought one time I had a step by step photographic instruction link, but I can find it. I can't do better than a video, though.
Bruce
Bruce,
It's a fly I fish a lot.
I like that it only uses two materials, is easy and quick to tie, and catches lots of fish.
Buddy
Another good video is one Joe Cornwall did with Fly Fish Ohio
http://www.flyfishohio.com/Frank_Saw...Killer_Bug.htm
I fish it A LOT. I have confidence in the pattern. I caught my very first trout on it and have followed it up with many more. The only thing I do differently is use the flashback version that uses some of the holo-tinsel as the wing case. I don't make it gaudy over overly flashy, just a hint of sparkle seems to make the difference!
This may be what you are looking for.
http://www.fresnoflyfishers.org/jerr...il%20Nymph.pdf
If you add a another step by taking the material over the top again as a wing case, and tie off the fibers facing down and back, they will form the legs of the nymph.
Fly Tyer magazine, Spring 2010, has an article entitled Mr. Sawyer's Famous Nymph in the Beginner's Corner by Dave Hughes. It contains a step by step of the wire and PT only pattern supposedly tied by Sawyer. Their web site is http://www.flytyer.com but, I couldn't find the article on-line.