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Biot Soft Hackle
The Biot Soft Hackle is Cheech's take on a simple, sparse, classic style of fly. A barred turkey biot gives the body its segments, a pinch of fox squirrel fills the thorax, and a Brahma wing feather supplies a long hackle, though that feather takes some patience to wrap. It suits most approaches, whether swung, hung under a dry, fished as a nymph, or used on stillwater. Tied here on a size 12 hook.
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Materials
Whiting Brahma Wing Soft Hackle Pair
How to Tie the Biot Soft Hackle
- 1
Step 1
Mount the hook in the vise, start the thread behind the eye and trim the tag. Wrap a smooth base back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Pull a biot from the stem and tie it in by its tip at the rear of the shank, with the wide end trailing behind the hook. Trim any excess.
- 3
Step 3
Wrap the thread forward in a smooth layer to behind the eye, leaving the biot trailing behind.
- 4
Step 4
Grip the biot with biot pliers and wrap it forward in touching turns to form a segmented body.
- 5
Step 5
Tie off the biot in front of the body and trim the excess.
- 6
Step 6
Dub a small pinch of fox squirrel onto the thread and wrap a short thorax in front of the body.
- 7
Step 7
Select a Brahma wing feather and prepare it, stroking the fibers back from the stem.
- 8
Step 8
Tie the feather in just behind the eye.
- 9
Step 9
Wrap the feather with hackle pliers in a few sparse turns. Tie it off and trim the stem.
- 10
Step 10
Build a neat thread head, whip finish and trim the thread.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE7Pd0COV1c
Credit: Cheech / Fly Fish Food