Dave_W
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Speaking as one who typically sticks nymphs or throws streamers during the colder months when trout fishing, I'm mainly a seasonal wet fly guy. On occasion I'll swing a brace of soft hackles in the summer or fall, but April and May are really the months when I fish wets consistently. Active sub-surface bugs are all over the place right now and swinging wets can really produce, especially if caddis are active.
Recent reports on the Tully and Codorus Creek reveal that soft hackles are hot right now. Yesterday on the Breeches, I did well with traditional nymphing, but when I worked my way back downstream fishing soft hackles on the swing, the fish really responded and the score for the downstream soft hackle wets easily beat out the upstream nymphs.
It's prime wet fly time!
Recent reports on the Tully and Codorus Creek reveal that soft hackles are hot right now. Yesterday on the Breeches, I did well with traditional nymphing, but when I worked my way back downstream fishing soft hackles on the swing, the fish really responded and the score for the downstream soft hackle wets easily beat out the upstream nymphs.
It's prime wet fly time!