Parachute hackle

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Softly Softly

May 31. 2022

Soft dry The Partridge Parachute Emerger – or PPE for short – is a soft hackle dry fly, all limp and spindly

See how to tie it here

Para-Hackle Emerger

Nov 26. 2009

A blast from the past Effective anglers carry a myriad of emerger-style flies to take picky trout during hatches. While there are many styles of emergers to choose from, para-hackle style flies may not come to mind first. Tying emergers para-hackle style is a forgotten technique not often taught and even fished less. We at GFF can't understand why!?! Read along as GFF partner Steve Schweitzer walks you through the

techniques for tying a para-hackle emerger.

Nothing...

Aug 29. 2006

...here, nothing there Sometimes trout and grayling sip "nothing" from the surface. You have tried the smallest parachute in your fly box - size 18. What they are taking is much smaller. You look again into your fly box, and right - there is no "Nothing" there.

Fill up your fly box with nothing here

CDC Mayfly

Aug 19. 2006

Cul de Mayfly A small mayfly, which may be (mis)taken for a dun during the sometimes the concentreted hatches on late August and Septemper evenings. It uses a hollow extended body, parachute hackle and wings of cdc stems to float high.

Get the recipe for a hi-floating mouthful here.

Parachute hackle - all content

Article Softly Softly May 31. 2022 Soft dry The Partridge Parachute Emerger – or PPE for short – is a soft hackle dry fly, all limp and spindly See how to tie it here	Video Dun Parachute Apr 18. 2022 Dutch tyer Jan De Haas ties his version of a Dun Parachute.	Video Parachute Bibio Hopper Mar 1. 2022 Materials Used; Hook Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 10 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Rib, Small Silver Tinsel Body, Black Seals Fir or Sub
Video Winter Parachute Midge Jan 12. 2022 Detailed instructions for tying a Winter Parachute Midge.	Video Parachute Adams Dec 23. 2021 The Adams fly is probably the most popular dry flies ever created, and the Parachute version of it isn't any different.	Video Detached body technique Dec 17. 2021 A simple detached body technique with a twist!
Video Biot Klinkhamer Nov 27. 2021 Materials List: Partridge Trout Klinkhamer Extreme Size 12 https://bit.ly/PartridgeTroutKlinkhamerExtreme	Video Blue-winged Olive Parachute - Size 24 Nov 7. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a Size 24, Blue-winged Olive Parachute.	Video Parachute Caddis Nov 4. 2021 Materials Used;
Video Parachute Olive Nov 1. 2021	Video Bottom Up Parachute Aug 6. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a bottom up parachute on a fly.	Video Parachute Ant Jul 17. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a size 20 Parachute Ant.
Video Light Cahill Klinkhamer Jun 16. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a Light Cahill Klinkhamer.	Video Small Dark Olive Parachute Jun 5. 2021 A basic parachute dry fly tied by Scottish Davie McPhail. Materials Used;	Video Caddis Fly Jun 5. 2021 The Feather Mechanic ties the Caddis Fly from the book "The Feather Mechanic" by Gordon van der Spuy. www.thefeathermechanic.com

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