Stillwater soft hackle
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- Boarmountain
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Stillwater soft hackle
Here is one that has been killer for me
Body mirage tinsel covered with d rib
Thorax peacock ice dub
Hackle brahma hen saddle
Hook dai riki 075 wet fly hook
Body mirage tinsel covered with d rib
Thorax peacock ice dub
Hackle brahma hen saddle
Hook dai riki 075 wet fly hook
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Mike B.
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Re: Stillwater soft hackle
Wow! The mirage tinsel reflects a lot of light back through the D-rib. What a great attractor pattern.
Thank you for sharing your effective pattern.
Questions - Have you tried other colors? If so, what colors have you found most effective? How have you been fishing this pattern?
Thank you for sharing your effective pattern.
Questions - Have you tried other colors? If so, what colors have you found most effective? How have you been fishing this pattern?
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- Boarmountain
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Re: Stillwater soft hackle
I haven't had to try other colors. The one place I fish with it , I couldn't keep them off the hook lol.letumgo wrote: ↑Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:56 pm Wow! The mirage tinsel reflects a lot of light back through the D-rib. What a great attractor pattern.
Thank you for sharing your effective pattern.
Questions - Have you tried other colors? If so, what colors have you found most effective? How have you been fishing this pattern?
Just cast it out, let sit for a few seconds, then slow ,short strips.
Mike B.
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Custom bamboo and glass rods
www.prairiedrifter.com
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Re: Stillwater soft hackle
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Re: Stillwater soft hackle
Did you notice any particular hatch associated with the pattern's effectiveness? What kind of Stillwater were you fishing? Caddis, chironomids I'm thinking or juvy baitfish even.
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Re: Stillwater soft hackle
I started fishing this fly at the end of April. It worked EVERY time (and I fished several times a week )until the water iced up in November. Sometimes there were hatches, sometimes there wasn't. Didn't matter, this knocked them out. I could make 10 casts and hook 8 fish. It was crazy. The ponds have pretty good insect life. Callibaetis, midges, damsels ect. My guess is it looks like an emerger of some sort. Or a water boatman. That glow looks like an air bubble. Either way, it slayed them.
Mike B.
International, North American, National champion taxidermist specializing in "catch & release" fish mounts
Custom bamboo and glass rods
www.prairiedrifter.com
International, North American, National champion taxidermist specializing in "catch & release" fish mounts
Custom bamboo and glass rods
www.prairiedrifter.com
Re: Stillwater soft hackle
Ever try it in a stream? If so, did it work there too?
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- Boarmountain
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Re: Stillwater soft hackle
I haven't. My guess is it would work during a caddis hatch or an egg laying flight.
Mike B.
International, North American, National champion taxidermist specializing in "catch & release" fish mounts
Custom bamboo and glass rods
www.prairiedrifter.com
International, North American, National champion taxidermist specializing in "catch & release" fish mounts
Custom bamboo and glass rods
www.prairiedrifter.com
- Boarmountain
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Re: Stillwater soft hackle
Mike B.
International, North American, National champion taxidermist specializing in "catch & release" fish mounts
Custom bamboo and glass rods
www.prairiedrifter.com
International, North American, National champion taxidermist specializing in "catch & release" fish mounts
Custom bamboo and glass rods
www.prairiedrifter.com
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Re: Stillwater soft hackle
Love the body on this. going to tie some up to try out on the local still water tomorrow. Thanks! ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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