I tie and fish a lot of soft hackles, mostly size 14 and 16. been using a size 16 bead head grhe soft hackle lately and have done very well. my preference for hackle is the whitting brahama hen saddles. nice soft hackle with a good speckeled appearance. I use a lot of march brown, speckled gray, and golden straw, which is slightly lighter than the march brown.

nice ties jim im sure they will work well