My Little Soft Hackle

My buddy was catching a bunch of fish last weekend on this fly of mine. He said he lost all he had and asked for more.

So, while tying them, thought others might be interested. It is incredibly simple and yet very effective.

I usually only fish it without a bead head, but that's the one that was working so well for him.

Hook is a TMC size 15 dry fly hook
Ribbing is small mylar
Abdomen and thorax is antron material "fluffed" in a coffee grinder.
Collar is natural partridge, followed by a head of peacock herl.
Tungsten bead.


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Good looking fly Byron. Think I'll tie up some and try them at Bennett.

Dave

Dave,
They were born there.

You forgot to put a reverse taper on your caddis pupa...

Not sure it is a caddis pupa. It may well be taken for that. Would you accept this as heretical????
Thanks though.

Nice. I'm a big fan of simple patterns, and this has some very tried and true features. Peacock herl for heads can be very effective, and anything small, brown, and fuzzy has just got to look like food to a trout. Although I don't personally tie soft hackles with bead heads, I know a lot of people find them very effective and I probably should add a few to my box.

- Jeff

Thought I would show what this little fly looks like when wet. Now, in the water column, it appears alive as the partridge will pulsate with the current.

I like the way the fly looks when wet!!!

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great looking fly, i tie a similar pattern except with a hackle from a red english grouse that works great also

Byron That is indeed a nice looking soft hackle. Is the bead on backwards to designate tunsten