Crippled Wing Soft Hackle

[Old Hat 0]

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Old Hat:

 

Crippled Wing Soft Hackle

 

[Old Hat 0]

This is a cross-over style that works very well for me. It is a wet but fishes best using dry fly methods. It rides in the surface film. In faster water I will grease the wing for a little more flotation.

[letumgo 0]

Lovely soft hackle fly, Old Hat. I love the look of the wood duck wing. This gives me a perfect excuse to try out my new ceramic bobbin for silk thread. :headbang:

[Soft-hackle 0]

Sounds like a winning technique and fly to use for it. Good tying, Old Hat.

 

Mark

[mfpdflies 0]

Hi Old Had,

superb fly,very nice. You can use wing-CDC.

Peter

[Service Tech 0]

Another good one from you Old Hat.

[Redwings1 0]

good looking fly

[KevCompton 0]

Hi OldHat,

 

Great pattern idea!

 

Like the way you keep a slender body by using a tag-end rib.

 

Kevin

 

 

[Old Hat 0]

Thanks for the comments. I use this specific color pattern for calibeatis hatches.

 

Peter, I have also used cdc and it works well also like you said. It is good if you need a little more flotation out of the fly. It does cause it to ride a bit different. A little more like a lively emerging adult fly and less like a dying sunken insect. I have also played with snowshoe hare's foot. The snowshoe and cdc does give it a little bulkier profile also. It's all a matter of what I'm trying to mimic.