Here is the fly pattern sheet for the Starling and Purple soft hackle fly.
| Materials | |
| Hook: | Alec Jackson Soft Hackle #13 – 15 or Daiichi 1110 #16 – 18 |
| Thread: | Pearsall’s Gossamer purple silk |
| Thorax: | Peacock herl |
| Wing: | Starling |
Directions:
- Begin thread on hook behind eye and wind backwards and end halfway between hook point and barb.
- Wind thread forward to thorax and tie in one peacock herl. Take 3 – 4 wraps of herl, tie off and trim herl.
- Tie in starling feather by tip. Wrap 1 1/2 turns and bind down.
- Whip finish.