prince nymph soft hackle

[simplefish]

I was wondering if the majority of tiers out there tie a soft hackle into your prince nymphs. I have been tying them without the hackle. Just curious.

 

[jayL]

I got rid of the hackle after I read about the Go2prince in a magazine a year or two ago. It's a prince with a very small white poly wing. I found that I don't really need the hackle to catch fish with the fly.

 

[simplefish]

I agree Jay. I've been using the hackle-less nymph for a while now, and they have been productive for me. I have also thought that the hackle might not get the nymph as deep in the water column. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing out on something.

 

[fly_flinger]

I've been using the Go2prince that Jay mentioned but I substitute cdc for the poly. Trout seem to like it.

 

[MKern]

I do both.
However, I have found the opposite.
For mine, the trout seem to prefer the hackled ones, and especially the ones with gold beads.

(these are stocked trout)

 

[Acristickid]

Can be used during Iso(Slate Drake) hatches- on the swing.

 

[JustFish]

I love soft hackle and use it on my caddis larvae...The wild browns at Valley seem to be in love with it.

I agree though... I have tied some prince nymphs without it and they still worked. Either way I don't think it matters from my own experience.

 

[shultzy501]

Coincidentally, I just tied a batch of Princes - with and without beads. I like to tie and use them with a small beard of partridge hackle.