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This fly is usually tied a little heavier, fuller and often with a black tail, but it has been adopted as a North Country Spider in recent years. Certainly one of my favorites.
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Pheasant Tail Nymph - per Frank Sawyer
william anderson replied to william anderson's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Thank you. I hope you'll report back once you get these on the water. My tying has always been very simple, North Country Spiders and flymphs, etc, and this fly just makes me happy. I have been fishing it on point with a soft-hackle fly as a dropper about 18" above on a 12-14' leader. Fishing this season have been a real struggle with most of my outings plagued by low water and very bright days. But those times when it's all working, it's been very very good. -
Pheasant Tail Nymph - per Frank Sawyer
william anderson replied to william anderson's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
I tie this pattern to different profiles and in three sizes 16,14 and 12, but this is basically the construction. Sawyer was imitating a particular species on his water, and his ties were typically a bit more slender than this particular tie. You can vary the amount of wire to help determine how far it will sink and to alter the profile. This one is how I have tied it most often. -
Pheasant Tail Nymph - per Frank Sawyer
william anderson replied to william anderson's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
I've had a couple days fishing this season when my fishing buddy and we ask ourselves why do we even tie anything else. This was all they wanted. You can't count on that or anything else, but it's a very effective pattern and as you say, Sawyer's technique is very impressive in its simplicity. It ticks all the boxes. Sorry for all the typos. I was trying to write the above response from my phone and it alway amazes me how much trouble I have doing that. -
Pheasant Tail Nymph - per Frank Sawyer
william anderson replied to william anderson's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Yes, the fly is tied tail, abdomen amd wing case all from the same few herl fibers. Underbody of wire creating a bulge thorax and then to the bend. Trap the pheasant tail herl and bend to create the tail, twist these fibers around the wire and bring this up to the thorax, bring the wire to the eye and trap the remainder of the herl lengths behind the eye, bring the wire back behind the thorax, pull the herl back to begin the wing case, trap it behind the thorax and bring the wire back behind the eye, bring the herls back again to the eye, trap it and bring the wire back behind the wing case one last time, being the herls back over the wing case and trap it behind the thorax for the last time. Whip finish behind the wing case and trim herl waste. -
Pheasant Tail Nymph - per Frank Sawyer
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This little #16 nymph is tied as Sawyer tied his Pheasant Tailed Nymphs, but using the dark gray and white spotted guinea tail feather.
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Snowshoe and Woodcock Caddis Flymph
william anderson replied to william anderson's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Thanks. I like to tie with snowshoe foot and I always do very well with these lively bodies on soft hacked flies. The snow shoe becomes very translucent when wet and I was hoping to get a larger halo effect as with other flymphs but with the added sparkle, not unlike the Antron in a Lafontaine pattern. Not to mention woodcock just makes a beautiful soft hackle paired with most anything. =) -
Snowshoe foot underfur prespun on green silk on a Clark's spinning block. Should be very lively. [/url]">http://http://s47.photobucket.com/user/wandersonnow/media/Best%20of%202015/Snowshoe%20and%20Woodcock%20Caddis_zpsxxsq5igx.jpg.html'> William
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Woodcock and Goose Soft-Hackle
william anderson replied to william anderson's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Thanks, trout guy. I love these herl bodied spiders. Carl, I'm not sure of the nomenclature for the hierarchy of tail feathers, but it's one of the shorter and softer tall feathers. It's a softer texture than the most primary of the tail feathers, more like a heron feather. -
Woodcock and Goose Soft-Hackle
william anderson replied to william anderson's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Thanks, trout guy. I love these herl bodied spiders. Carl, I'm not sure of the nomenclature for the hierarchy of tail feathers, but it's one of the shorter and softer tall feathers. It's a softer texture than the most primary of the tail feathers, more like a heron feather. -
Tommy.....holy crap. That's really cool. For those who are still presenting their fly patterns as a single image...time to step up. Very well done.
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Hook: #14 Daiichi 1180 dry Thread: 14/0 brown Hackle: Woodcock upper covert Rib: Dark copper uni-wire small Body: 2-3 goose barbs [/url]">http://http://s47.photobucket.com/user/wandersonnow/media/Best%20of%202015/Woodcock%20and%20Goose%202_zpslqyeeruo.jpg.html'>
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Yes...of course. A small tannish gray shrimp in the Avon. I must have had something else on my mind. Avon. thanks. w
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Enough changes to the original to keep from qualifying as a Zug Bug, but not so different. Something to try in the next couple weeks kicking around central PA.