Soft Hackle Dry Flies

[BRK TRT]

Several months ago I came across a pattern called a "Jingler" it's an old English border pattern. It uses both dry and soft hackle. I tied a few but as of yet I have not been able to test them on the streams I fish.

I received a PM from "Barleywine" telling me of a pattern called a "Cinberg" this pattern is very similar to the Jingler. The Cinberg was a popular pattern used on the Neversink back in the 1930's. I believe the fly was created by Doc Cinberg. Now I don't know who's pattern came first. Seems that histories of these flies are some what foggy.

Below are a couple Jinglers that I tied.










I think they can be very effective.

Brk Trt

 

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Isn't that a Barnes fly, the Jingler?
Buy the way, I think you did a much nicer job than Jonathan.

 

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I just checked my pattern list and I found that it was a David Downie video that I saved for this pattern. However Jonathan Barnes does showcase it in his videos and again, you did a much nicer job.

I have been experimenting with some elk hair caddis dry patterns with a soft hackle collar that look pretty good. Looking forward to trying them out.

 

[lightenup]

I find a sparsely tied soft hackle will catch more fish in more ways than most flies...haven't tried this way yet, as it may be difficult to fish them wet, which is another reason I like a soft hackle, easily goes from dry to wet and wet to dry, but I will try them...I do remember Barley posting the Cinberg a while back..it was a sexy fly...
those are very nice BRK TRT.........

 

[tomfly]

I have been tying the soft hackle dries with a CDC body using Petitjean's magic tool. With a little frogs fanny once in a while. They will float like a cork. I find soft the hackle creates a more realistic leg pattern then a traditional cape feather does.

 

[Barleywine]

Those flies are absolute beauties BRK TRT!

I've tyed and tried the Jingler, but learned how to tye it on a site that used a dubbed body and added a bit of a cdc wing. Didn't work as well for me as a Cinberg, but perhaps I gave up on it too early, and I'll tye some this year more in the style that you've shown. I can't imagine the ones you're displaying in those photos not working on the stream.

Main difference between the Jingler and the Cinberg is a soft-hackle wing of wood duck on the Cinberg fronting the cock hackle as opposed to partridge in the Jingler. Partridge is a lot easier to use, since you can wrap it. Wood duck is a pain in the neck since you have to sort of distribute the feather barbs around with your fingers, then thread dam them into place. I really wanted the partridge to work better for ease of tying, but it just never worked as well as the WD did on the water.

You bring up an interesting question of which fly came first. This style of soft-hackle in front of a stiff feather seems to have been around for a long time. Datus Proper, in his book What the Trout Said, describes a style of fly called the Bent-Hackle fly that originated in England and France, and looks to be in the style of the Jingler and Cinberg.

Just hope we start getting a warming trend, so we can actually do more with these flies than just tye them.

 

[BRK TRT]

I just checked my pattern list and I found that it was a David Downie video that I saved for this pattern. However Jonathan Barnes does showcase it in his videos and again, you did a much nicer job.

I have been experimenting with some elk hair caddis dry patterns with a soft hackle collar that look pretty good. Looking forward to trying them out.

David Downie, I thinks that's the site I was on.

Brk Trt

 

[BRK TRT]

Those flies are absolute beauties BRK TRT!

I've tyed and tried the Jingler, but learned how to tye it on a site that used a dubbed body and added a bit of a cdc wing. Didn't work as well for me as a Cinberg, but perhaps I gave up on it too early, and I'll tye some this year more in the style that you've shown. I can't imagine the ones you're displaying in those photos not working on the stream.

Main difference between the Jingler and the Cinberg is a soft-hackle wing of wood duck on the Cinberg fronting the cock hackle as opposed to partridge in the Jingler. Partridge is a lot easier to use, since you can wrap it. Wood duck is a pain in the neck since you have to sort of distribute the feather barbs around with your fingers, then thread dam them into place. I really wanted the partridge to work better for ease of tying, but it just never worked as well as the WD did on the water.

You bring up an interesting question of which fly came first. This style of soft-hackle in front of a stiff feather seems to have been around for a long time. Datus Proper, in his book What the Trout Said, describes a style of fly called the Bent-Hackle fly that originated in England and France, and looks to be in the style of the Jingler and Cinberg.

Just hope we start getting a warming trend, so we can actually do more with these flies than just tye them.

I'm going to attempt to tie a few Cinbergs. I may substitute Mallard for the Wood Duck.

Datus Proper, now there's a guy who knew how to fish a small stream.

Brk Trt

 

[NJpatbee]

First time I have seen this type of soft hackle - looks interesting. I am a soft-hackle fan but usually tie the hackle sparse - is this style meant to float with soft "legs"?

 

[NJpatbee]

First time I have seen this type of soft hackle - looks interesting. I am a soft-hackle fan but usually tie the hackle sparse - is this style meant to float with soft "legs"?

Obviously yes! I should have paid more attention to the thread title.