Thought I would share these as they are great trout catchers and not used as much as they could be
Developed back in the UK over 100 years ago and they still work!
I am tying a selection for a TFF member

Tight lines all

Mike

How about recipes, Mike?
Thanks.

Bob

Hi Bob
The three variations pictured are Partridge and orange
Body of Pearsall's orange silk
hackle grey partridge tied to recline to the back of the hook

Partridge and hares ear
As above but the body is dubbed hares ear from the base of the ear

The third one is one of my favorites
Tag chartreuse tying thread (danvilles)
Body hares ear
Hackle as above

None are weighted as they were designed originally to flow in the current. take a look at one pulled through the water the action is amazing
Hope this helps and happy tying
Mike

Some of my favorites!

Nicely tied.

The last day I fished the white this year it was a yellow soft hackle or nothing. Looke to be about the same as the top ones posted. They were fighting over that thing.

Thanks, Mike. Hook looks like 2 XL streamer/nymph.

Bob

Yes the hooks are a long shank size 14 although I do go down to a 20 and also tie them on normal shank hooks. Of course the barbs have been removed
Mike
Thanks mickfly and robert

Those are gorgeous flies. I've found that bream dig on them also

Looks good, Mike. Some of my favorites to tie. Prolly cause they're so simple.

Kirk

Thanks Rrhyne and Kirk
Mike

Yea they look great I have never tried any with that heavy body. I have only used one with thread on the hook. Is that just dubbing for the body?

Hi Robert
The dressings are listed above and yes two are tied with hares ear dubbing and one with orange silk thread
Mike

I love small soft hackles tied on about a foot and a half below big wooly bugger. I catch a TON of fish like that.

I don't know why I don't fish tandem more...

Thought I'd drop in this article with some sage words on soft hackle from G.E.M Skues and Sylvester Nemes

See the section entitled "X-Factor"

The Case for Soft-Hackle