Chefben4 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2012 While fighting a killer hangover today I decided to tie up some soft hackle streamers. A little variety but the pretty much the same idea as Jack Gartside's original soft hackle streamer. PanamaRed ties a killer soft hackle streamer that he posted a while back so I have to get him a shout out for the inspiration! Tequila Sunrise-Self named..I'm sure its been tied before, who knows! My creativity ran out..no name for this. Just a variant of Gartside's Soft Hackle Streamer Another soft hackle just a bit "buggier". Tied on Gama #2 SC15 Any questions, let me know! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agn54 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2012 Awesome flies! It's funny, I just tied up a few similar ones as well after seeing Dave's soft hackles last week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chefben4 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2012 Awesome flies! It's funny, I just tied up a few similar ones as well after seeing Dave's soft hackles last week. Thanks agn! I get most of my ideas from what I see people have tied up. I like em even more when I see them with fish! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panama Red 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2012 Killer colors...I tried mallard flanks for the first time today, they don't look as good as yours...So whats the secret? Do I need to drink more beer? What's the deal... Mine is not seperated as nicely and I seem to have a hard time keeping the inside of the stem facing rearwards when palmering. Seems a little trickier than saddle or cape. great stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chefben4 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2012 Killer colors...I tried mallard flanks for the first time today, they don't look as good as yours...So whats the secret? Do I need to drink more beer? What's the deal... Mine is not seperated as nicely and I seem to have a hard time keeping the inside of the stem facing rearwards when palmering. Seems a little trickier than saddle or cape. great stuff! Mallard flank is kind of a pain in the a$$. I clean off the "fluff" at the bottom of the flank and enough hackle to get to a soft stem. If you look at the feather it has a "cup" to it. I tie it concave side facing the rear of the fly. I know, big words right! After its tied in I palmer it forward doing my best to keep the flank towards the rear of the fly. When you tie off the hackle work the thread back a bit to force the hackles towards the rear. Now here is the BIG secret to splaying them good. Dont let the word get out. Use a toothbrush to brush the fibers! Its an easy way of seperating them all and tends to help them splay towards the rear at the same time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
