Zach Bearden Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 I've fshed em alot on my local river, but never fished em on Taney when we come up... Im coming up REALLY soon and basically have a whole day to tye a weekends worth of flies. Can someone give me some clue as to when the best time is to fish them? Along with some patterns? Thanks guys "Its clearly Bree time baby!" Member: 2009 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Czech Republic. 7th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Slovakia. 4th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed The America Cup. 4th Place Team
Danoinark Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Zach are you referring to soft hackles? Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
Leonard Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Zach... In my opinion.. when to fish a softie ... when you see the fish midging..... alot of people fish Taney with midges.. but I think soft hackles produce better for me... as for as color goes.. I like the black the best.. next would be red.. then the P&P.. http://www.taneycomonights.com
Danoinark Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 I probably fish more soft hackles on Taney than any other fly. If I had to just carry one color, it would be a size 16 or 18 light olive and partridge. Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
jjtroutbum Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 To add to what Leonard said, if the answer to Dano' question Is yes? Is that they also make good searching patterns for say swinging through the riffles. And for this I would use a pattern with alittle more "hay over here" say a Partridge and orange or the Greenbutt. Good luck stick a few for us that are not able to make it there quite yet. JJ Jon Joy ___________ "A jerk at one end of the line is enough." unknown author The Second Amendment was written for hunting tyrants not ducks. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin, 1759
Zach Bearden Posted October 17, 2007 Author Posted October 17, 2007 Yup Dano, Spot on! Exactly what is a green butt? I mean, how to you make the body? Thanks Guys. "Its clearly Bree time baby!" Member: 2009 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Czech Republic. 7th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Slovakia. 4th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed The America Cup. 4th Place Team
Project Healing Waters Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Zack, tie up some #16 Soft Hackle Gold-ribbed Hare's Ear Nymphs as sparsely as you can dub them. You can swing them like a traditional wet fly, drift them under an indicator like a rising midge (light tippet and about 18-20" below the indicator regardless of water depth), slap on a tiny split shot and fish them as a nymph, or even strip them after a downstream cast. Very versatile and the trout all over the Ozarks love them. You can tie them in 18-20s if you love torturing yourself. Those work really well on Taneycomo. http://www.projecthealingwaters.org
Danoinark Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 Yup Dano, Spot on! Exactly what is a green butt? I mean, how to you make the body? Thanks Guys. Zach here is a thread I posted earlier that gives you a link to John Berry's Green Butt.... John Berry was gracious enough to post his green butt pattern in one of Phil's articles. http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?s...p;hl=green+butt If you have never fished SH's I encourage you to do so. Actually for any new fly fishing enthusiast its a great way to get started and begin catching trout right off. At the same time you are helping preserve a long time tradition as soft hackle's, spiders and wet flies certainly predate any modern nymph of today. In the article John gave an excellent description of fishing a soft hackle on the swing. The end results are monstrous takes when the trout hits the fly. I carry more soft hackles than anything and fish them almost exclusively. You need to give it a try. Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
Zach Bearden Posted October 18, 2007 Author Posted October 18, 2007 Dano, I'd like to see that flybox! lol "Its clearly Bree time baby!" Member: 2009 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Czech Republic. 7th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Slovakia. 4th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed The America Cup. 4th Place Team
Terry Beeson Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 You didn't get John to tie you up a green butt at Conclave? TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
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