The Ol' Softie (Soft Hackle) - 3 Pack
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What It Imitates: An emerging mayfly, caddis, or even drowned terrestrial — basically anything small and buggy that’s moving just under the surface.
Type: Nymph
Pros (Why You’ll Love It):
- Sparse, buggy body with flowing partridge feathers that breathe and pulse in the current
- Ultra-versatile — imitates a huge range of insects from emergers to drowned adults
- Deadly on picky trout that ignore standard nymphs or dries
- Simple, durable design that holds up fish after fish
Best Ways to Fish It: Fish it as one of your flies on a double nymph rig, or in a dry-dropper rig under a bigger dry fly (we recommend the Parachute Adams).
Where & When to Use: Perfect from spring through fall in riffles, soft seams, and tailouts. Especially effective during hatches when fish key in on emerging insects just under the film.
Extra Tip(s): Try fishing it behind a dry fly on a short tag — the soft hackle drifts just under the surface like a struggling emerger, which often convinces trout that wouldn’t take your dry.
What’s in the Pack: 3x Ol' Softies tied on premium hooks.