Soft Hackle Flies

The Art of Tying the Wet Fly & Fishing the Flymph
by James E. Leisenring


"Stuart DeWolfe" wrote in message
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I am looking for a good Pattern book for Soft-Hackled Flies. I already have
the book Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies by Sylvester Nemes but would
like yet another. If you know of any better I would appreciate your
suggestions. Thanks in advance.

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Tight Lines & Great Memories
Stuart DeWolfe

Stuart DeWolfe wrote:

I am looking for a good Pattern book for Soft-Hackled Flies. I already have
the book Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies by Sylvester Nemes but would
like yet another. If you know of any better I would appreciate your
suggestions. Thanks in advance.


Although soft hackles are great (and fun to fish) searching patterns, I
find myself using soft hackles more and more often on surface feeding
fish when I can't get them to take a dry or feel they are feeding on
emergers. For these match the hatch type soft hackles, I usually modify
a nymph pattern that is usually good for the given hatch.

I think there's lot of room for experimentation with soft hackles. Many of
the established patterns are old and were developed in England for the
hatches there. Not that that's bad, it's just that there aren't many
patterns
around developed to imitate American hatches.

Willi

Stuart wrote:snipI am looking for a good Pattern book for Soft-Hackled Flies.
I already have
the book Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies by Sylvester Nemes but would
like yet another

This is not a pattern book, But Dave Hughes wrote a book called Wet Flies that
was copyrighted back in 1995. It was responsible for my addiction to tying and
fishing soft hackle flies. Don't forget to tie a few of the pattern called the
red ass. There is something about the combination of peacock and partridge with
a little of the color red thrown in that a lot of fish seem to find attractive.
Even with the old style of soft hackle flies I sometimes have about three
fibers of z-lon as a mini trailing shuck. I have conned myself into thinking
that this sometimes makes a difference.

Big Dale

"Stuart DeWolfe" wrote in message
. ..
I am looking for a good Pattern book for Soft-Hackled Flies. I already
have
the book Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies by Sylvester Nemes but would
like yet another. If you know of any better I would appreciate your
suggestions. Thanks in advance.

--
Tight Lines & Great Memories
Stuart DeWolfe



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"Stuart DeWolfe" wrote in message
. ..
I am looking for a good Pattern book for Soft-Hackled Flies. I already
have
the book Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies by Sylvester Nemes but would
like yet another. If you know of any better I would appreciate your
suggestions. Thanks in advance.

--
Tight Lines & Great Memories
Stuart DeWolfe

My father has tied flies for decades. He told me that he uses chicken
hen feathers for soft hackle flies in order for the lure to sink into
the water. For floating soft hackle flies, he recommends using a
chicken rooster tail, but only from roosters that are three years old or
older. Somehow, I guess that they float better.
May you have a good time fishing,
The Ressler Home.

Stuart DeWolfe wrote:

I am looking for a good Pattern book for Soft-Hackled Flies. I already have
the book Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies by Sylvester Nemes but would
like yet another. If you know of any better I would appreciate your
suggestions. Thanks in advance.


Although soft hackles are great (and fun to fish) searching patterns, I
find myself using soft hackles more and more often on surface feeding
fish when I can't get them to take a dry or feel they are feeding on
emergers. For these match the hatch type soft hackles, I usually modify
a nymph pattern that is usually good for the given hatch.

I think there's lot of room for experimentation with soft hackles. Many of
the established patterns are old and were developed in England for the
hatches there. Not that that's bad, it's just that there aren't many
patterns
around developed to imitate American hatches.

Willi

Stuart wrote:snipI am looking for a good Pattern book for Soft-Hackled Flies.
I already have
the book Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies by Sylvester Nemes but would
like yet another

This is not a pattern book, But Dave Hughes wrote a book called Wet Flies that
was copyrighted back in 1995. It was responsible for my addiction to tying and
fishing soft hackle flies. Don't forget to tie a few of the pattern called the
red ass. There is something about the combination of peacock and partridge with
a little of the color red thrown in that a lot of fish seem to find attractive.
Even with the old style of soft hackle flies I sometimes have about three
fibers of z-lon as a mini trailing shuck. I have conned myself into thinking
that this sometimes makes a difference.

Big Dale

The Art of Tying the Wet Fly & Fishing the Flymph
by James E. Leisenring


"Stuart DeWolfe" wrote in message
. ..
I am looking for a good Pattern book for Soft-Hackled Flies. I already have
the book Two Centuries of Soft-Hackled Flies by Sylvester Nemes but would
like yet another. If you know of any better I would appreciate your
suggestions. Thanks in advance.

--
Tight Lines & Great Memories
Stuart DeWolfe