As you can see, I tied these two pictured PTN’s differently. I am rarely consistent in tying a dozen flies all the same. The top fly is thicker, has more PT fibers for the tail and body, and I positioned a back strap of flash-mylar tinsel up the top of the abdomen and wrapped the copper rib up over the flash. I used PT for the wingcase. The bottom pattern is more sparse and has no mylar flash. I have previously talked about being a bit disenchanted with the PTN. It just never came thru for me. Of late, it is producing on stillwaters and streams. Wiser fishers swear by it…who am I to ignore this simple pattern.
SwittersB & Exploring 
just a hint from a northwest fly fisher ,dont use the tail fibers for the tail on the ptn they are weak and break easy ,use the fibers from a pheasents back feathers they are stronger ,still use the tail feathers for the body though . also those back feathers can be used for legs on mayfly nymphs
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