Stillwater soft hackle

[Boarmountain]

Here is one that has been killer for me

Body mirage tinsel covered with d rib
Thorax peacock ice dub
Hackle brahma hen saddle
Hook dai riki 075 wet fly hook

[letumgo]

Wow! The mirage tinsel reflects a lot of light back through the D-rib. What a great attractor pattern.

Thank you for sharing your effective pattern.

Questions - Have you tried other colors? If so, what colors have you found most effective? How have you been fishing this pattern?

[Boarmountain]

Wow! The mirage tinsel reflects a lot of light back through the D-rib. What a great attractor pattern.

Thank you for sharing your effective pattern.

Questions - Have you tried other colors? If so, what colors have you found most effective? How have you been fishing this pattern?

I haven't had to try other colors. The one place I fish with it , I couldn't keep them off the hook lol.
Just cast it out, let sit for a few seconds, then slow ,short strips.

[letumgo]

why mess with success! chuckle

[Old Hat]

Did you notice any particular hatch associated with the pattern's effectiveness? What kind of Stillwater were you fishing? Caddis, chironomids I'm thinking or juvy baitfish even.

[Boarmountain]

Did you notice any particular hatch associated with the pattern's effectiveness? What kind of Stillwater were you fishing? Caddis, chironomids I'm thinking or juvy baitfish even.

I started fishing this fly at the end of April. It worked EVERY time (and I fished several times a week )until the water iced up in November. Sometimes there were hatches, sometimes there wasn't. Didn't matter, this knocked them out. I could make 10 casts and hook 8 fish. It was crazy. The ponds have pretty good insect life. Callibaetis, midges, damsels ect. My guess is it looks like an emerger of some sort. Or a water boatman. That glow looks like an air bubble. Either way, it slayed them.

[tie2fish]

Ever try it in a stream? If so, did it work there too?

[Boarmountain]

Ever try it in a stream? If so, did it work there too?

I haven't. My guess is it would work during a caddis hatch or an egg laying flight.

[Boarmountain]

Well, it works in rivers too. Missouri river browns and rainbows like it

[chase creek]

Love the body on this. going to tie some up to try out on the local still water tomorrow. Thanks!