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I live in Missoula. The Skwala hatch should begin soon, but I'm having trouble finding soft hackle
Skwala patterns.

Does anyone know where I can find these patterns?

Thanks,

Randy

Randy ~ You might find something here ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=skwala+ ... e&ie=UTF-8

Randyflycaster wrote:I live in Missoula. The Skwala hatch should begin soon, but I'm having trouble finding soft hackle
Skwala patterns.

Does anyone know where I can find these patterns?

Thanks,

Randy

Im not familiar with that exact specie, but the pteronarcy dorsata in my home waters crawl out to molt on land - you would be better off with a nymph fished shallow.

Dana

I've never had any of luck to speak of with wets for the skwala hatch. I always did better with dries, usually a small stimulator pattern. They crawl out to the bank to hatch so there really is not an emergence in the water column.

Or what Dana said. lol. Typing at the same time.

Theroe wrote:

Randyflycaster wrote:I live in Missoula. The Skwala hatch should begin soon, but I'm having trouble finding soft hackle
Skwala patterns.

Does anyone know where I can find these patterns?

Thanks,

Randy

Im not familiar with that exact specie, but the pteronarcy dorsata in my home waters crawl out to molt on land - you would be better off with a nymph fished shallow.

Dana

Randy, you could try this one.

I have used this pattern for years for winters tones all throughout the PNW. It works great as a wet on cast shallow under vegetation hanging over the bank. Lots of times the stones will fall into the water as they are climbing up to a spot to emerge.

I used it for the Skwala hatch as well, just adjust colors if you need to.

Maybe flymph with a semi stiff hackle to simulate any drowned adults?
Barry

Folks,

Thanks so much for your help.

Randy

Old Hat wrote:Randy, you could try this one.

I have used this pattern for years for winters tones all throughout the PNW. It works great as a wet on cast shallow under vegetation hanging over the bank. Lots of times the stones will fall into the water as they are climbing up to a spot to emerge.

I used it for the Skwala hatch as well, just adjust colors if you need to.

W O W
That’s a really nice pattern, Carl! That would work well for me, twitched slowly in the shallows.....

Dana

Have you considered the Twitchy Chicken by FlyFIshFood.com?. Change the colors to olive, black and gray and I think it flies...as well as a Skwala can
http://www.flyfishfood.com/2014/02/the- ... icken.html. It has worked for me