Fly Tying Sessions with Alex Jardine: The Pheasant Tail Nymph and Variations

[@terry4736]

The pheasant tail is my most favourite of all

[@trygvestrkr88]

Great flies, will give theme a go here in Norway. Would love a session with hares ear variations, my favourite nymph. Thank you for sharing your tying tips and patterns.

[@AlexJardineFlyFishing]

Thanks Trygve! They have been good flies all over. Try the Vlad if you are ever fishing any grayling streams and rivers. I am working on a Hare's Ear video, coming very soon...

[@davidthomasmartin1075]

You made hard work of the wire. I tie the PT Nymph by hand which gives me complete contact with the hook. I think the body and torso is way too thick in your pattern. Sawyer tied the nymph with the wire and pheasant tail fibre together. Less is more.

[@leerichy6489]

Looks like Oliver Edwards is still the only one on film demonstrating how to tie a Sawyers pheasant tail nymph correctly.

[@davidthomasmartin1075]

I agree my friend.

[@TheZachatree]

Bro, just tie in the tip of the wire. Two wraps on top and two hard pinching wraps infront of it and you could have spun the wire back uniformly with no slipping.

[@AlexJardineFlyFishing]

Thanks for the note, always good to hear how others tie in