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Yellow Soft Hackle By Charlie Bagley
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Fly of the week: Yellow soft hackle
This is the time of the year we begin to see an emergence of Pink Alberts or Yellow Quill to be precise. These flies emerge as adults so the nymph is rarely available to trout as a food source. However, as an adult these tasty morsels are a key factor to a successful buffet. The Yellow Quill female will stay underwater as long as a ½ hour at a time to lay her eggs. Consequently many get washed down through the riffles and become part of the food chain. This soft hackle fly is a very effective imitation of a pink Albert female washed loose in the current. These flies are quite usually mistaken for PMD’s. Although larger they are very similar in color. There is one distinguishing difference, yellow wings and not blue-gray. Swing drift, a soft hackle through the riffles and you will certainly increase your catch ratio. That is, if the pink Cahill are truly present.
Charlie Bagley
{Recipe for the fly shown}
Hook: natural curve wet fly 12-18
Thread: cream 8/0
Tail: white microfibbets or mottled turkey
Wing: wood duck dyed mallard flank
Body: yellow & pink superfine fine dubbing (2 to 1 ratio) |
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