Offseason Entry III: A Hero Dressed in Black
Looking ahead: in approximately two weeks, these become swingable. Lord knows the day can't come soon enough.
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Various approximates of John Montana's Wilted Spinach. Catches anything, most anywhere. This iteration in particular though is designed to imitate the small midges (20-22) that will be around this winter. Soft hackle is a nice jumble of legs, in front of the soon-to-be-lost shuck. And as Dave Hughes said in Fishing the Four Seasons: [para-phrased] When you're swinging a soft hackle down and across, don't set the hook. The fish takes care of that for you. Looking forward to that taking-care-of. Yes indeed.
Looking ahead: in approximately two weeks, these become swingable. Lord knows the day can't come soon enough.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjo3wldGWUcXmcDLyrTgty7YiwXYbf01Lc4zye7ifAhQGbX5gZDXm64baTrRbo9NbrWILHBiENQaNIXEXlrYcOAEphF0c3UrzWzz0tOXbNXBmlEA0fFIdkVpBZwP4PPHp2s1asA/s400/wilted+spinach+dec+2009+001+(Large).jpg)
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Various approximates of John Montana's Wilted Spinach. Catches anything, most anywhere. This iteration in particular though is designed to imitate the small midges (20-22) that will be around this winter. Soft hackle is a nice jumble of legs, in front of the soon-to-be-lost shuck. And as Dave Hughes said in Fishing the Four Seasons: [para-phrased] When you're swinging a soft hackle down and across, don't set the hook. The fish takes care of that for you. Looking forward to that taking-care-of. Yes indeed.