| Pheasant Tail Nymph | |
|---|---|
| Artificial fly | |
 Pheasant Tail Nymph | |
| Type | Nymph |
| Imitates | Mayfly larvae |
| History | |
| Creator | Frank Sawyer |
| Created | 1958 |
| Other names | Sawyer’s Pheasant Tail, PT nymph |
| Uses | |
| Primary use | Trout, Grayling |
The Pheasant Tail nymph or PT Nymph or Sawyer's Pheasant Tail is a popular all purpose nymph imitation used by fly anglers. It imitates a large variety of olive, olive-brown colored aquatic insect larvae that many fish including trout and grayling feed upon.