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Sawyer Pheasant Tail

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Beginner · 2 versions

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Savage Flies dressing

• Hook nymph, 14-18
• Thread Fine copper wire

Materials

• Tail Pheasant tail fibers
• Body Pheasant tail fibers
• Wingcase Pheasant tail fibers

How to tie it

1. Build wire underbody with thorax hump
2. Tie pheasant fibers in with wire at bend
3. Twist fibers and wire into rope, wrap forward
4. Fold back and forward over thorax for wingcase
5. Secure with wire half-hitches

Other versions

1 more in the app: Classic Recipe.

Tying videos

• Sawyer Pheasant Tail — Frank Sawyer (archival footage) (YouTube)
• Sawyer Pheasant Tail — Hans Weilenmann (YouTube)
• Sawyer Pheasant Tail — Martyn White (Flicking Feathers) (YouTube)
• Sawyer Pheasant Tail — Savage Flies (YouTube)
• Sawyer Pheasant Tail — Learn Fly Fishing (YouTube)

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