Tiny Soft Hackles

[jjtroutbum]

Green Butt soft hackle/ my variant is the one minus the peacock.

Its a bit off, major glare to me is that it needs a longer hackle and a smoother tapper. But I bet a trout will eat this sucker anyway.

[Flyandtie1]

Nice job, What size are they?

[JeffHamm]

Very nice! Smallest I've tried is size 22. These look a challenge!

- Jeff

[Skip48]

Really nice and really tiny for sure! I like soft hackle flies, but many that looks challenging that size!



Skip

[jjtroutbum]

Thanks

Jeff you got me beat there size 20's

and yes I had the magnifiers on

30's I don't hate myself that much Yep Starling.

Guess tiny is in the eye of the beholder

Ill do better if not smaller and post some late tonight.

JJ

[JeffHamm]

Wow! I'll have to double check, because those look much smaller. Different brand of hook maybe? I think mine were Teimco (or something like that, I picked them up quite some time ago, and the box was stolen with my fly tying kit last Feb.

- Jeff

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Nice lookin little softies. Are those Mustad 20's, if so, they are slightly smaller than TMC 20's.

If you need really small peacock herl, look on the back side of peacock swords. There is usually some really fine herl there that works well for tiny flies.

REE

[RG/AR]

If you need really small softhackle feathers, english sparrows aren't protected in most places, An air rifle serves well to harvest one or two. We have two parakeets in our nursing home, and my aides routinely pick up and bag feathers for me. I have some unique colors in very small sizes.

[idabelangler]

Good lookin' flies!

The hooks look close to the size of a TMC 20s to me but they're bronze. Here is a size 20 soft hackle on a TMC I just tied up:

[jjtroutbum]

Ohh great now I gotta find the vintage coins to keep up.

Very nice flyidabelangler!! So whats the hackle and how did ya do it ?

I got another couple shots of tonights ties here also.





I am actually using. Dai-Riki #135

Anyone else wanna show em feel free but please expect to answer a couple of questions from this squinter. If I just cant figure out how you do what you did.