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CDL Soft Hackle
Tied by William Lovelace

Name	CDL Soft Hackle
Category	Steelhead Soft Hackle
Hook	Mustad 9049X #6
Thread	UTC 140 Fluorescent Orange
Tag	Oval Silver Tinsel
Body	100% Merino Wool dubbing
Ribbing	Oval Silver Tinsel
Hackle	Coq De Leon

CDL Soft Hackle was tied by William Lovelace, one of the most prolific contributors on this site. You can find many more of his flies at his page on this site, The Flies of William Lovelace. 

Bill's Notes: I got the feather and the inspiration from “Old Hat” another Eastern Oregon tyer who posts many beautiful creations on the Net.

About the Soft Hackle Series: I am someone who likes to use traditional soft hackles for trout. It carries over into tying steelhead flies. One of my favorite steelhead series is Alec Jackson’s Spades and they are essentially soft hackles tied with a particular variation of incorporating the deer hair in their construction. Soft Hackles quick and easy to tie in sea run trout sizes are worth a try in any steelheaders’ fly boxes.