S1, Ep 18: All Things Soft Hackle with Allen McGee

In this episode, I chat with soft hackle aficionado, Allen McGee. Allen discusses his influences and how form follows function in all facets of his tying and fishing.

For more information about Allen and his flies, check out his blog.

Titles Mentioned by Allen:

• Fly Fishing: The Way of a Trout with a Fly by G.E.M. Skues

• Art of Tying the Wet Fly and Fishing the Flymph by James Leisenring and Vernon S. Hidy

• Trout by Ray Bergman

• Nymphs and the Trout by Frank Sawyer

• Soft-Hackled Fly Imitations by Sylvester Nemes

• Wet Flies by Dave Hughes

• Tying Dry Flies by Randall Kauffman

• Tying Nymphs by Randall Kauffman

Materials Sources Mentioned by Allen:

• Feather Craft

• Blue Ribbon Flies

• Cookshill Fly Tying Materials

Thanks again to the Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival for sponsoring this episode. For more information about the Festival (March 23 & 24, 2019), check out the Festival website.