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Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:14 am
by Randyflycaster
I live in Missoula. The Skwala hatch should begin soon, but I'm having trouble finding soft hackle
Skwala patterns.

Does anyone know where I can find these patterns?

Thanks,

Randy

Re: Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:58 am
by tie2fish
Randy ~ You might find something here ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=skwala+ ... e&ie=UTF-8

Re: Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:33 pm
by Theroe
Randyflycaster wrote:I live in Missoula. The Skwala hatch should begin soon, but I'm having trouble finding soft hackle
Skwala patterns.

Does anyone know where I can find these patterns?

Thanks,

Randy
Im not familiar with that exact specie, but the pteronarcy dorsata in my home waters crawl out to molt on land - you would be better off with a nymph fished shallow.

Dana

Re: Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:38 pm
by Old Hat
I've never had any of luck to speak of with wets for the skwala hatch. I always did better with dries, usually a small stimulator pattern. They crawl out to the bank to hatch so there really is not an emergence in the water column.

Re: Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:40 pm
by Old Hat
Or what Dana said. lol. Typing at the same time.
Theroe wrote:
Randyflycaster wrote:I live in Missoula. The Skwala hatch should begin soon, but I'm having trouble finding soft hackle
Skwala patterns.

Does anyone know where I can find these patterns?

Thanks,

Randy
Im not familiar with that exact specie, but the pteronarcy dorsata in my home waters crawl out to molt on land - you would be better off with a nymph fished shallow.

Dana

Re: Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:48 pm
by Old Hat
Randy, you could try this one.

I have used this pattern for years for winters tones all throughout the PNW. It works great as a wet on cast shallow under vegetation hanging over the bank. Lots of times the stones will fall into the water as they are climbing up to a spot to emerge.

I used it for the Skwala hatch as well, just adjust colors if you need to.

Image

Re: Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:04 pm
by Bazzer69
Maybe flymph with a semi stiff hackle to simulate any drowned adults?
Barry

Re: Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:19 am
by Randyflycaster
Folks,

Thanks so much for your help.

Randy

Re: Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 5:35 am
by Theroe
Old Hat wrote:Randy, you could try this one.

I have used this pattern for years for winters tones all throughout the PNW. It works great as a wet on cast shallow under vegetation hanging over the bank. Lots of times the stones will fall into the water as they are climbing up to a spot to emerge.

I used it for the Skwala hatch as well, just adjust colors if you need to.

Image
W O W
That’s a really nice pattern, Carl! That would work well for me, twitched slowly in the shallows.....

Dana

Re: Any Soft Hackle Skwala Patterns?

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:44 am
by paparex
Have you considered the Twitchy Chicken by FlyFIshFood.com?. Change the colors to olive, black and gray and I think it flies...as well as a Skwala can
http://www.flyfishfood.com/2014/02/the- ... icken.html. It has worked for me