A very quick and easy wet fly showing basic soft hackle techniques that are easy to master.
Soft hackle wet fly pattern
Hook: Sprite Competition wet fly # 12
Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Red
Body/rib: UTC wire Amber
Thorax: Peacock herl
Hackle: Green Whiting hen hackle
How to tie Soft hackle wet fly
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I really like the technique where you wrap the wire back with touching turns and then wrap it forward with open turns to create the segmentation. Very nice.