Davey McPhail Sawyer Style PT nymphs

Hi friends, this is a Frank Sawyer fly pattern variation that I've fished for many years. Davey McPhail has an excellent video showing the tying steps here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogp5F7bmVcA&t=0s
I tie them the same way Davey does in pheasant-tail to imitate mayfly nymphs but also in turkey-tail to imitate the small early stone fly nymphs here in NY. They are fast and easy to tie using just XS or SM Uni-copper wire along with your choice of tail material and a nymph #14 1XL hook.

Turkey-tail and copper nymph (side view)




Comments

  1. Doug it looks to represent many of the dark crawlies I've seen on the bottom of streams.
    Nicely done.

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  2. Thanks Alan.... they are simple and effective flies....

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  3. Doug, great pattern. Haven't tied or fished Davey's pattern for some time. Will have to tie a few. THX!

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