Soft hackles are simple wet flies, consisting at their most basic of only three parts: a wet fly hook, a body of silk […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 63°F.

Here's how to fish a soft hackle fly, plus 6 killer patterns. ... A new-school upgrade on the classic Bead Head Hare’s Ear, the Holy Grail Caddis Emerger’s.

The Hare's Ear Soft Hackle is also versatile. It can be dead-drifted under an indicator, swung through riffles, or stripped in like a streamer. This fly catches fish—just ask any guide.

The Softer Hackle Hare’s Ear performs best in deep pools and high flows. It looks buggy in an impressionistic way, and when it’s dropped behind a granite boulder, trout gobble it. Here’s how ...

I suppose it’s easier to watch for surface takes when fishing dry flies or dredge with beadhead nymphs under an indicator, but wet flies are as effective today as they ...

LITTLE RED RIVER (GREERS FERRY TAILWATER) For fly fishing, soft hackles, hare's ear, pheasant tails, sowbugs and streamers are productive. Hot pink and cotton candy-colored bodies on chartreuse ...

The Hare's Ear Soft Hackle is also versatile. It can be dead-drifted under an indicator, swung through riffles, or stripped in like a streamer. This fly catches fish—just ask any guide.