Shawn's Sulphur Wet, Holsinger's Fly Shop

It's Sulphur season here as I release this video and this is part two of my three part series covering the sulphur hatch. If you know me at all, you know I like to nymph fish and teach nymph fishing. BUT, if I'm out fishing on my own you will probably find me out with my old Fenwick or my Redington Butter Stick swinging a team of wet flies. There is just something about the tug of a trout when it smacks an old soft hackle pattern.
I tie a ton of flies every year and a lot of them are the same patterns over and over. For me when I tie for myself I like to experiment and try new patterns. That was the case with this fly. I wanted to experiment with a soft hackle for the sulphur hatch and use one of my favorite and probably most under used materials, Golden Pheasant Tail. I love the modeled look that is achieved by the use of Golden Pheasant. it has such a natural look to it.
As with all my videos, go to www.holsingersflyshop.com for the materials needed to tie this fly and others. Don't get worked up about not having the exact hackle I used in this pattern. Use what you have like a hen hackle in brown, dark barred ginger, or maybe the brown rump feathers on a partridge skin. Brahma hen also works great for soft hackles. Have fun tying and use what you have. -Shawn
Materials List:
Daiichi 1560 size 14-16
Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 Copper
Golden Pheasant Tail Fibers
Ultra Wire Brassie Copper
SLF Pattern Blends Golden Stone Nymph
Hen Hackle, Furnace or other dark color
Solarez Bone Dry

[@marshallbaldwin8960]

Great nymph pattern. Thank you for sharing this tutorial.

[@tomt5176]

Really nice looking wet Shawn. Thanks for bringing it to us.

[@HolsingersFlyShop]

No problem. It was a killer for me during the sulphur this spring

[@rickbeggs4300]

Great looking fly and excellent explanation. I can see this being a killer.

[@joeduca8582]

Awesome looking wet. Excellent description too. Thanks.

[@HolsingersFlyShop]

Thanks Joe!! Its been working for me.

[@bobhammond8067]

Looks great, and a real fish getter!!!

[@HolsingersFlyShop]

It really worked for me this spring

[@mikeney5113]

Very nice cool looking pattern thanks

[@HolsingersFlyShop]

Thanks Mike. Good luck when you guys hit the J

[@burtonbrocious171]

Thanks shawn effective fly just in time 😊

[@HolsingersFlyShop]

Yes it is. I have them swirling around the light on my fly tying studio as I type this.

[@joutdoorsmen23]

Awesome job Shawn, awesome pattern to another quick and simple fly I bet that’s you go to fly when the sulphur hatch

[@HolsingersFlyShop]

Yes I was crushing them the other night on them. Hopefully I’ll get out in the next night or two. I got some honey-do items on the list done so I can get back out there again.

[@joutdoorsmen23]

@@HolsingersFlyShop that’s awesome and yes you get them Honey Do done because we all know if Mama happy nobody’s happy lol good maybe you can get some good video of the sulphur hatch and catching some too

[@garyproctor6044]

Great wet pattern!! Using Golden Pheasant or Ringneck Hen tail fibers make a great variantion on any traditional P.T. fly. Thanks for the reminder.

[@HolsingersFlyShop]

I love golden pheasant. It works great for Frenchies too.

[@jamesvatter5729]

That pattern should be nicknamed, " Lil J Magic!"

[@HolsingersFlyShop]

Hahaha. It could be. I fished them on the Frankie at the lower end. I had three flies on my leader and caught 8 fish (missed as many or more) and 6 of the 8 where on this fly.