Blue Winged Olive Soft Hackle Fly Tying Tutorial | The Fly Fiend.

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[@chasecook3854]

Nice! The CDC really helps fill out the fly with the smaller and more sparse partridge hackle. Will definitely add this element to my recipes.

[@dgreathouse10]

Truly inspiring, you are an artist

[@wesssy9wes494]

Great tie! Love swinging softies!

[@fancypelusa2863]

Very nicely tied - Well done!

[@tomfisher3117]

Nice work! Relatively simple fly to tie and could be done in different colors to imitate lots of different hatches. Well done.

[@paulcrepeau9247]

Great tie. Like the cdc under the partridge

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Nice , used soft hackles almost exclusively last year on the Madison my home water just to see how effective they are . Tied them in BWO , March brown , PMD and caddis . Killer . I don’t tie in the CDC but think I will try some they look cool Thanks

[@termite122]

nice pattern..i fish them alot as a dry fly with much success..lil bit of frogs fanny and have had some fantastic fishing with spider patterns,,a drowned adult is an easy picking for trout like a spent spinner..

[@abefrohman1759]

I always enjoy your videos. I hope your shoulder gets better soon.

[@TheFlyFiend]

Hey Thank You, Appreciate It Alot!

[@johngates453]

Very fine presentation. thank you.

[@matthewmc9198]

Nice work!

[@christinegibson4226]

Nice job!!

[@petemelnick2249]

Killer pattern. It’s legit. I use it here on the Flathead. I swing it behind a elk hair. It works for me. Be sure to load it up with some gunk.

[@comesahorseman]

Interesting!

[@rjf1877]

Jake, this looks like a great BWO fly! Baetis are really prevalent here in Northern California and I am anxious to give this a shot. I have one question, when you are fishing soft hackles with your Euro rig, do you typically fish them as a single fly or do you fish them on a tandem rig?

[@rjfeld11]

Hi Jake, I am really enjoying experimenting with your soft hackle patterns, I just have a couple of questions. It is obvious that your enjoy demonstrating flies that you enjoy using. I think that is real bonus for your subscribers. I was wondering if you would mind sharing a little bit of your technique when using soft hackles. I know you mentioned using a Versileader set up for going deeper in the water column, but do you usually fish soft hackles in tandem, and if so, do you prefer to tie them in-line or off a tag? Obviously, your main focus is demonstrating how to tie the fly, but I am sure a number of your viewers would appreciate learning some of the technique that you use in fishing your favorite flies, , flies such as the softhackle and many of the competition patterns. Thanks much, and keep up the good work!

[@t_mac6866]

Just found your channel and love your videos! I want to get started tying some flies but I have no idea where to begin. Could you make a video of some of your gear and make some suggestions of gear to buy for a beginner? Thanks!

[@TheFlyFiend]

T_MAC686 Forsure Dude!!! Thanks For Swinging By!

[@t_mac6866]

Thanks, I look forward to the video!

[@lincolnparmer9708]

very nice tying there. Was wondering what vise is this?

[@andycordova5562]

Great fly. What's your favorite way of fishing this fly? Line? Leader?

[@PaulTenenbaum]

I'm probably missing something but since when did BWOs start hatching in whopping size tens? I've never tied a fly in my life so I'm naturally in awe of these videos, but if someone could provide guidance on why the large fly size I'd appreciate it, thanks:)

[@69adrummer]

What rod....length/weight...........do you ALL Recommend for the soft hackle?! Can my 9' 5wt work or should I get a dedicated rod/reel?!?! THANKS AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

[@MrStulsofner]

Great fly. Nice video too. What vise are you using?