How to Fish This Soft Hackle Fly: Often tied with a pink or orange tungsten bead, this versatile pattern can be swung behind a streamer or fished under an indicator through deep winter runs.

Mr. Craig favored the fly in ... a No. 2-10 streamer hook. For the tail, use a tuft of red wool. To wrap the body, use black chenille with a silver tinsel rib. Tie in soft black hackle at the ...

A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns ... and a collar of hackle from a soft-fibered bird feather that moves well in the water. There are quite a few patterns of soft hackles ...

Matt McGinnis, a guide and outfitting manager for Missoula's Grizzly Hackle fly shop and grand-nephew of Frank McGinnis, has devised a distinctive streamer pattern called the "McGinnis Extra Stout." ...