Sawyer's Green Spot Pheasant Tail

The Pheasant Tail Nymph was developed in 1958 by Frank Sawyer, river keeper on the Hampshire Avon, and tied entirely with fine copper wire instead of tying silk. This Green Spot variant with its coloured accent follows the same slim build.

The slim pheasant-fibre body sinks quickly thanks to the copper wire and is fished upstream, close to the riverbed - exactly where Sawyer believed most feeding took place. Tied barbless, it's a reliable pattern for trout and grayling.

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