Bead Head Soft Hackle

Soft hackles are not new fly patterns they have been around for a long time but they still work and heres a pattern that looks good and works. Enjoy.

Hook: Size 10 nymph hook
Thread: Orange ultra thread
Materials: goose biots, peacock earl, partridge feather, bead head, copper wire.
Tools: Scissors, vise, bobbin, whip finish tool.

Step 1: slide bead head onto the hook and start a thread base.

Step 2: tie in 2 goose biots in the rear of the fly so the form a "V" (I used brown biots).

Step 3: Tie in a piece of copper wire.

Step 4: tie in one piece of peacock earl. Once the peacock earl is tied in,  wrap the thread up the hook shank enough to make a tapered body, being wider towards the front of the fly.

Step 5: Wrap the peacock earl up the body leaving spaces in between each wrap so the orange shows. 

Step 6: Wrap the copper wire up the body in the opposite direction of the peacock earl. Wrap it so it crosses over the peacock earl and they form "X's" up the body. Tie off and clip extra wire.

Step 7: Using a natural colored dubbing, create a dubbing ball where you tied off the peacock earl and wire.

Step 8: Tie in a partridge feather.

Step 9: Palmer the feather to form a collar. Tie off the and clip any extra length of the feather. Whip  finish and apply head cement.