Soft hackles are somewhat overlooked these days but they are relatively easy to tie and still very effective. Because this one has a tail, I suppose many would call it a Flymph. Regardless of the title, it is a fish catcher.
You mentioned tying with different wire colors. Have you noticed any consistency in a color or colors being more effective, & when doing a tying session, do you tie using a number of colors so you have some of each in your fly box? When I started fly fishing & tying, there were only copper, silver & gold. Now, oh my. Since I can no longer fish & now tie to donate, I can’t systematically test them myself.
I do carry different colors. It can depend on the time of year and conditions. The one that I have found that can be a game changer is chartreuse. I think they may take it as a Caddis emerger.
@@ShortyOnTheFly Thanks. I bet Lefty Kreh would have agreed. To paraphrase him: “Without chartreuse, it ain’t no use.” I will definitely tie a bunch with chartreuse wire.
