Fly Tying: Going Soft at Rocky Ford

Yellow and Quail Soft Hackle

Hook: dry fly #14

Thread: yellow

Body: yellow thread

Rib: gold wire

Thorax: peacock herl

Hackle: light quail

Pheasant Tail and Quail Soft Hackle

Hook: dry fly #14

Thread: black

Body: brown pheasant tail

Hackle: dark quail

I shall first fish these in the surface film as emergers.

Then I shall sink them and let them drift just under the surface.

After that I shall sink them and retrieve them very slowly.

Finally, I shall sink them and strip them in with a strip--pause--strip rhythm.

The rest is up to the fish.