The Soft Hackle fly patterns are the oldest fly patterns. These flies are sparsely tied and sink quickly in the water column. You can either dead drift these flies or you can fish them like a streamer with short strips.
Soft Hackle flies have been used to catch every species of fish ever caught on a fishing line. If you are not catching fish, switch to a soft hackle and you luck will change.
Some of the Soft Hackle Fly Patterns that you might want to try include;
| BAETIS SOFT HACKLE | BH CHIRONOMID |
| BLACK WOOLLY WORM | COPPER AND PARTRIDGE |
| DOUBLE BEAD HEAD PRINCE | FEBRUARY RED SOFT HACKLE |
| FLUORESCENT GREEN | GOLD BH HARE’S EAR SOFT HACKLE |
| GROUSE AND ORANGE | HARE’S EAR SOFT HACKLE |
| IRON BLUE WINGLESS | LEISENRING BLACK GNAT |
| LEISENRING DARK OLIVE | MARCH BROWN FLYMPH |
| MARCH BROWN SPIDER | OLIVE SOFT HACKLE |
| OLIVE WOOLLY WORM | ORANGE FISH HAWK |
| PARTRIDGE AND GREEN | PARTRIDGE AND ORANGE |
| PARTRIDGE AND YELLOW | PHEASANT TAIL |
| RED HACKLE | SIBERIAN OUTPOST |
| SNIPE AND PURPLE | SOFT HACKLE SOWBUG PINK |
| STARLING AND HERL | TUP’S INDISPENSABLE |
| YELLOW WOOLLY WORM | YORKSHIRE WET |