This forum is probably last place on Earth to write this, but... who cares what Nemes would say?!? ...and another one - soft hackles/spiders/flymphs are so simple, proven, effective and fine sort of flies, that soft hackles/spiders/flymphs really don't need cult to be made out of them. That raise th...

Go here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/ ... /index.htm

...and click "View this issue" (just under head line). Page 42 and later cover some stream approach topics, so maybe the answer You are looking for is there?

http://stevenojai.tripod.com/birdnest.htm

http://stevenojai.tripod.com/instbnest.htm

http://montana-riverboats.com/fragments ... s-Nest.jpg

Love that contrast (dark body, light thorax). Great flymph for PMDs in mind...

Wayne, thank You for kind words. Obviously, skill is on Your side!
Partridge&peacock and partridge&tinsel are very familiar patterns! Great ties and photos, too...

Kacbo, when you are using the weighted Soft Hackles, without an indicator, would you consider the method "Eastern Euro nymphing"? Wayne, Eastern EU Nymphing is option, for sure. However, I prefer to see the take, not to feel it so nymphing under indicator (or without) is my choice when ev...

...how can spiders/soft hackles still part their "magic" if tied with underwire or with a bead or tungsten head in quick and deeper waters? taylor16, soft hackle nymphs are flies that I never go fishing without! Some 80% or 90% of time they are at the tip of my line. I fish mostly hybrid ...

Thank's!

Hans, are pheasant barbs twisted before wrapped?

Very nice fly! ...and photo, too!