Pheasant Tail Nymph

Pheasant Tail Nymph
Artificial fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
TypeNymph
ImitatesMayfly larvae
History
CreatorFrank Sawyer
Created1958
Other namesSawyer’s Pheasant Tail, PT nymph
Uses
Primary useTrout, Grayling

The Pheasant Tail nymph or PT Nymph or Sawyer's Pheasant Tail is a popular all purpose nymph imitation used by fly anglers. It imitates a large variety of olive, olive-brown colored aquatic insect larvae that many fish including trout and grayling feed upon.

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