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How to Tie a Soft Hackle Emerger

The Soft Hackle Emerger is an old pattern for me that I originally came up with back in my guiding days. I developed this pattern as an alternative to the ubiquitous RS-II. I have since discovered why this pattern has produced so well for me. It seems that Baetis do not fall onto the water in the spinner stage as many other mayflies do. Instead, Baetis...

Tying a Soft Hackle Mayfly Emerger

Author, fly-tying instructor and blogger Matt Grobert ties a sulphur version of the Soft Hackle Mayfly Emerger. "Although here he's tying a sulphur, by changing the hook size and the colors of the components, this pattern can be used to represent a large range of emerging mayflies," notes videographer Tim Flagler.