FLYMPH FORUM

My version of Hankinsfly's Starling & Red soft hackle. I broke out the Pearsall's Gossamer and tried 2 colors. On a few, I added a thorax of red peacock.

Hook: Mustad (94842) - size 14
Body: Pearsall's Gossamer
Scarlet (11A)
Cardinal (12)
Thorax (optional): Peacock herl - dyed red
Hackle: Starling
Tight Lines- Ken

Simply irresistible! I really like the look of the red peacock herl.

Ken

Although I don't take my own advice, I've often told beginning fly tiers that if they wanted to tie effective soft hackles in many colors, sizes, etc. they only needed two bird skins ---- starling and partridge.

Needless to say, I yet to heed my own advice which, if I did, my bank account would be substantially bigger!

Bob

Sparse starling hackles are a joy to see and a blast to fish. Well done.