Reply With QuoteI really like soft hackles. Super easy to tie but yet they are super buggy and catch fish. I've had very good days on the skagit swinging soft hackles. I even fish them as emergers by putting floatant on half my leader.
Simple flies that catch trout.
I was wondering if any of you guys have any really simple patterns that you catch fish with. I have several patterns that I use quite often that are really simple and fast to tie up. I find that these simple flies, in various colors and sizes often out produce more complicated patterns.
Thought I would post some pics of some of them:
simple caddis dry fly.jpg simple caddis: dubbed body, deer hair wing
simple dry fly.jpg simple dry: hackle fibre tail, dubbed body, hackle collar
simple soft hackle.jpg simple soft hackle: dubbed body, hen hackle collar
simple wet fly.jpg simple wet: hackle fibre tail, wire rib, dubbed body, hackle collar
I would be very interested in seeing any of your guys' simple fly patterns.
TTYL,
Brian
Last edited by newsteelyman; February 21st, 2012 at 04:22 PM. Reason: spellling, adding pics.
I really like soft hackles. Super easy to tie but yet they are super buggy and catch fish. I've had very good days on the skagit swinging soft hackles. I even fish them as emergers by putting floatant on half my leader.
You are so right Bead Head, they are super easy to tie and super effective as well.
I am going to make more of an effort this year to spend more time swinging soft hackle flies.
I like the idea of fishing them as emergers with floatant, thanks for the tip.
Last edited by newsteelyman; February 21st, 2012 at 05:15 PM.
Most affective and super simple to tie fly patyern for me, ice cream cone chironomid. Also olive wooly bugger, black spratley, vareys special, 52 buick.
mohair leech's
such a simple and effective tie, marabou tail, mohair body, bead of your choice at the head,
cheersaustyn
"the steelhead i fish for can have any colour fly they want... as long as it's black" - Trey Combs
Tom Thumb / Humphy
Wooly Bugger
Muddler Minnow
I could fish those all day for nearly all the fish I chase.
52 Buick is my dad's fav for lakes.
Soft hackles are sweet too! Especially for the elegant simplicity combined with fish catching prowess.
"Our tradition is that of the first man who sneaked away to the creek when the tribe did not really need fish." ~ Roderick Haig-Brown
Mcleod's stickle back, khartoum killer, carey special, and the Black collar for cranberry
Jake
I hear that. Love how they look.Originally Posted by btree
"It's a curious fact that estimated lengths and weights tend to make a fish larger than it really is!" Mike Maxwell, 'The Gilly'
Probably one of my top flys as well. I have every colour you could imagine of mohair leeches. My favourite way to fish them is under an indicator dead still, giving a little strip every now and then. The trout Hammer it! They mite think its a quick and easy meal.mohair leech's
such a simple and effective tie, marabou tail, mohair body, bead of your choice at the head,
cheers
I probably catch 75% of my fish on one of those, I think you know which one. You forgot the Doc Spratley and Tom Thumb for in the lagoon.Mcleod's stickle back, khartoum killer, carey special, and the Black collar for cranberry
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