Hot Butt Soft Hackle
In Stock • Bozeman, MT
- Classic soft hackle pattern with added hotspot trigger
- Soft hackle collar creates lifelike movement in current
- Bright rear hotspot improves visibility and attraction
- Effective as an emerger and wet fly
- Excellent swung, dead drifted, or slightly twitched
Description
The Hot Butt Soft Hackle is a classic soft hackle pattern with an added hotspot designed to grab attention in fast water and during active feeding windows. The soft hackle collar pulses naturally in the current, while the bright “hot butt” provides just enough contrast to help fish key in on the fly.
It can imitate emerging insects, drowned adults, or general subsurface forage depending on how it is presented. Like most soft hackles, it excels when swung, dead drifted, or with slow, methodical lifting of the rod.