A very simple fly of Z-lon tail, maroonish-brown thread body, brown rabbit thorax, grizzly hackle, red thread (6/0) head on a size 12 hook. Nothing fancy needed. Simple, effective patterns often beg for amendments: ribbings, wings, flash. I am prone to this, as it is part of the fun of fly tying and fishing. Simple wets, large to small are effective, with presentation/location as important as adding flash and dash.
this has always been my most productive soft hackle, with or without the tail.
it is one of the patterns i try to have with me when-whereever i go.
I just tied a variety of MB and am hoping i will have the opportunity to fish them this year. Time and life happenings didn’t allow me to get out for this hatch last year. Thanks for posting your perfect MB on here.