First time I‘ve seen Davie tying without waxing the thread ;)

They simplest flies always seems to work best for me. Thanks Davie.

Hi Davie, many thanks for this demonstration, much appreciated. I have been tying this type of fly for the past 50 years and your demonstration showed me such a simple way of doing it and saving time by not using any thread. The one problem I do come across is the poor quality of feathers down here in the South Pacific. The best ones I have is what the birds left me on the farm! We also tie this fly with a tungsten bead to get the fly deep pools. I know from personal experience that I could use just two types of nymph imitations to fish all the year around in both of our Islands, the Pheasant Tail and Hare and Copper. Cheers mate. Harera

It's amazing how the the simplest of patterns are also the most effective. Excellent vid! 👍

Just the most anmazing nymph pattern tied by the best one... magnificent!

Wish I could like this twice. Great tying as usual, Davie. My favorites as well.

You can’t go wrong with some of these in your box! Simple, easy and deadly!

Thanks Davie, really enjoy watching you tie all the Sawyer patterns with the copper wire. Have enjoyed the time spent tying my own.

Great tying Davie. Your work is stunning. It looks so easy when you do it, the sign of a great craftsman. Thanks for your efforts and videos

I have used this nymph very successfully for years Davie thanks to your tying. Stay safe Big Davie

These are my favorite PTN hands down! Perfect for shore casting even on Stillwater. That bit of copper makes a lot of difference!! I love it!!

Always an honor to watch a Master at work!!

Loved this demonstration and tutorial. A master-class.

killer flies on this side of the pond as well....great job Sir

Such a super simple wee fly this is, I'm sure everyone that fly fish's has a pheasant tail nymph.although I might just tie a few more up, to add to the new ones I tied everyother season 😉👍. Thanks again Davie for showing us all how easy they can be

Very Nice Davie. Thankyou for showing me how to tie your favourite Pheasant Tail Nymphs. Aloha🌴🎣🏄‍♂️ Merry Christmas 🎄🕊

Braw wee beasties Davie. I really like the look of the second one. I might try that in different colours. Thanks for the tips. 👍👏🎣

Outstanding as usual Davie . Only way a tie my PTN's now . 👍

I love this fly, simple to tie, effective in the river and very durable, nice one Davie 👍

Thank to you & to Mr. Sawyer for this. It’s elegant in design, use of material & effectiveness.

Hi Davie, I watched this video three week’s ago, made my comments and promptly looked to making some flies. Having made a dozen I now know why I stoped making them fifty years ago! The problem is with the extra thin wire. The one we get here is the UTC Ultra Wire X-SM. on my first attempt the wire broke eight times, never mind I thought, I will do better next time! This wire is so easy to break that you can’t put any tension on and need to use your fingers to hold it and move the spool all the time so that you don’t leave a pressure point dent on the wire. I got it down to only three breaks per fly, but thats it. I have ordered some more spools of new wire, just in case I have a bad batch. Oh well, more practice, more hopes that the fish will not be as critical of my efforts. Cheers mate. Harera

Best all time nymph ever !!! in my box since when I started nymphing in 198O.. the first nymph I caught a trout with ... 4 size hooks and 2 Weights and you fish the planet .... your tying is juste perfection !!!! BRAVO

Excellent! Thanks for sharing, Mr McPhail

Hey Davie. I simply love these flies. I keep a bobbin spooled up with wire just to remind me how to tie them when I look at it. Question for you, have you ever considered doing a live "tie off" similar to what Tom Rosenbauer and Tim Flagler are doing? It would be pretty cool to see you tying side by side with another excellent tier to see all the different ways the "masters" tie up different flies.

Nice update on a classic. Thanks for this one dude. 😊😊😊

Great wee fly davie started doing them like that after watching your video a few years ago and they have caught me a lot of fish

Благодарю! Просто и сердито!.

Beautiful demo, nicely presented, thanks Davie

I did enjoy it, Davie... thank you. Mike

I'm glad I've seen this. Brilliant 👏

Great fly,one of the must haves.

I really enjoy your channel! Thank you!

Love it, all the best Davie.

The beauty of simplicity¡¡ thanks¡

Hello Davie,I too have a collection of Frank Sawyers flies identical in appearance to yours.I believe Mr Sawyer recruited family members to produce his patterns.Under strict supervision I imagine!

beautifully done Davie.

Would not have thought to use wire in place of thread. Awesome!

Great fly Tanks Davie👍

It works too! Arkansas River trout love it!

Skuteczność w prostocie. ;0 Thanks Davie!👍!

Hi Davie I have just started fly tying ,I’ve managed to tie 3 so far 😆 This looks a good pattern for the beginner,many thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍

Love them, from size 10 to 20 👍

Exelente video una de las las primeras ninfas que aprendí a atar que recuerdos más lindos gracias.saludos

best river nymph ever created.

Great ties!!! 👍🏼

Идеально. 🤔 Всего два материала, проволка и перо. Отличный подход. 👍👍👍👏👏👏🤝🤝🤝

いつも楽しく見させて頂いております😊 これからも楽しみにしています🤗

Love it

If ever there was a true box stuffer THIS is it !!!! L 👍🎣👍

Félicitations ! Simple et rapide ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I think the second one is more natural and the first one could be so good when the trouts get used and become wisdoms.

So scruffy and sparse,,,, a perfect pair of true fishing flies! Thanks Davie

Hi David, this is my favourite fly of all time in all its variety of styles. Could you please do some clyde style flys or North Country patterns as I plan to give it a go next season.

g r e a t 🙌

Un clásico bien ejecutado

Всё гениальное просто.

Excellent. Would you consider adding a HOTSPOT?

Nice. Efficient & effective, great characteristics for a fly. Two questions: First, am I correct that difference between the lake & stream styles is just with the wing pads & added wire wraps? Second, I do use an old bobbin holder for wrapping weighting wires on the hook, but I haven’t used one for wrapping wire as thread when tying. Should I use a bobbin holder with a ceramic tube for wrapping the wire to prevent scratching the inside of the tube or is it okay to use one with a regular steel tube. I want to avoid the possibility of fraying any thread that I put in the same bobbin holder in the future. Or does it not matter? Thank you.

As ever I enjoyed your tutorial and this is one of my favourite Fly's. Recently I have been what way up the fly fishes. Do you have any of your followers have an opinion 🤔

Hello Davie , thank you for your fabulous videos , could you tell me the diameter of the copper wire you use? Thank you in advance .

Hi Davie Been tying a nymph I saw on your vids a wee polish nymph, been working great , last Friday caught an 8 lb salmon on it and on a 4 wt rod , it was some fight , you never mentioned what hook you used on the video , can you remember, looks to be a bit shorter than the B175 Thanks again for the great videos and I’ll keep buying my monthly raffle , regards 🤙

Hey Davie. Is the copper wire you use here coated? I found some bulk sources, but is bare/uncoated wire. Best, John

May I ask please what bobbin holder do you use for the wire or what type? Thank you so much ,and I just like to say what another great video too

Boy is like to know how you can wind that wire without breaking it. I get half way thru and the wire snaps on me. Been using ultra.

Hi Davie what is the best way to fish this pattern?

Hello Davie, could you tell me the stock/model number of that FM hook that you commonly tie on. Is it a FM1550? Thanks👍🇨🇦👨‍🦳

Can you use a different material if you don't have pheasant tail?

Hi Davie great tying as usual I would like to see you tie some salmon patterns on singles explaining if that makes a difference to how you tie in oval tinsel or wire so it won’t pull out etc also if you could explain how to pick and match jungle cock from the cape properly to avoid waste Thanks

How do you fish these?

Another braw vid..