When present, trout and char love to feed on small minnows. Trout and char feeding on minnows is an impressive display of aggression. Sensing they are always on the menu, stillwater minnows are almost always in constant motion. Complex patterns aren't required.
The Feather Minnow incorporates the mobility of schlapplen marabou to move and breathe in the water. Takes are seldom subtle. You can also fish the Feather Minnow as a balanced fly as well by simply using a clinch knot secured tight against the hook eye and then cocked back just off vertically toward the hook point.
