Swap of the Month - SEPTEMBER

[ol' blue]

Cal E Batis is picking the swap theme for this month, and the theme is......

soft hackles!

I'm hosting this month for him, so ship them to me. PM me for shipping info if you need it. Any questions on whether your pattern qualifies, ask Cal, but he's having computer issues and may not be able to reply right away.

1. John R -- reverse spider - RECEIVED
2. Gigmaster -- BH bluegill soft hackle - RECEIVED
3. Ol' Blue -- BH chartreuse and pheasant - COMPLETED
4. Cal E. Baetis -- RECEIVED
5. FISHINFOOL9 -- partridge and yellow - RECEIVED
6. nyfisherman -- march brown - RECEIVED
7. ibrb -- RECEIVED
8. DManley -- claret and cinnamon - RECEIVED
9. sanctyphillia -- *not* partridge and orange - RECEIVED
10. sjo -- grouse and purple
11. texfly -- Royal Spider - RECEIVED
12. Ben -- BH PT soft - RECEIVED
13. greenock -- traffic light hot spot spider - RECEIVED

[ben]

before soft hackles came up and i have been looking forward to it. i will do a bead head pheasant tail s.h #10.
its rare that i use s.h flies but when i do they tend not to disappoint. it will be nice to have so many to try.
good choice Cal E Batis.

[ol' blue]

I'm going to do a chartreuse and partridge. I caught some browns with that pattern last time I was in Colorado.

[nyfisherman]

i`ll try a march brown spider if it is ok

[FISHNFOOL9]

I will tie a Partridge and Yellow.

Brian Hedekin

[Gigmaster]

Aaaaahhh! You've found my weakness. I don't know if I have ever tied a soft-hackle before.

Let me do some research on patterns, and I will get back with you on a specific pattern in a few days. Right now, what I know about soft-hackles could be written on a matchbook cover.

This will be interesting....

[Gigmaster]

Will ,this one be OK? it's a variation on one called the Bead-Head Bluegill Soft-Hackle. I just omitted the bead-head.

Hook: Cabelas Model 1 sz. 14
Thread: black 6/0 Uni-Thread
Butt: Red mylar tinsel (left over from Christmas)
Body: Peacock hearl brush (made it myself, with a tool I got off EBay)
Hackle: Some kind of OD green barred feather I got in a Cabelas Grab Bag. (I just found out it's an India Hen Back).

[sjo]

0h oh. I tied a lot off these and I also fish them on the top dropper, but I have not much results with them, so I don't really have a favourite. I'll give it a thought and will then come back to you! TBD
Sjo

[greenock]

I'll tie up some traffic light hot spot spiders.

[ol' blue]

Mine are completed.