Sawyer's Pheasant Tail Nymph

Fishing Tips

Frank Sawyer was a practical man, who reputedly created this fly using copper wire stripped from an old dynamo, a few pheasant tail fibres and a hook. The simplicity of the design and materials and should teach us a valuable lesson as we sit before the vice surrounded by todays glittering array of fly tying equipment and materials - keeping it simple often works just as well, if not better.

Country of origin for this trout fly: England

This trout fly is designed on and fished on Still Water, Rivers & Stream,

Pattern Dressings

The copper underbody can be varied according to the weight as required depending on the depth the fish are feeding and the rate of sink required according to the speed of the river's flow.

When should I fish with the Sawyer's Pheasant Tail?

This graph shows trends of when fly fisherman use the Sawyer's Pheasant Tail to fish with and what hooks are most popular throughout the fly fishing season.