Pheasant Tail Nymph

Nymph

Tied By Darrell Olson

Hook: 2X-long nymph hook, sizes 16

Thread: 8/0, Brown

Materials-

rib: Ultra Wire, small, copper

tail: Dark brown pheasant tail fibers

abdomen: Dark brown pheasant tail fibers

Legs and wingcase: Dark brown pheasant tail fibers

thorax: Peacock herl

Notes:

The original Pheasant Tail Nymph was tied by Englishman Frank Sawyer, a river keeper on the River Avon for more than 50 years. Al Troth—inventor of the Elk Hair Caddis—liked Sawyer’s pattern, but wanted something bulkier and with more prominent legs, so he created the American version.