This weeks fly
The Hare’s Ear nymph, is considered by many fly fishers as a great nymph imitation, and tied in different colors can imitate specific aquatic insects. It can be tied in many ways. The traditional pattern is tied with under fur and guard hairs clipped from the ears and mask of a Hare. The most common is the Gold ribbed Hare’s ear, tied with gold tinsel in the abdomen. Some have beads heads and rubber legs, and for catching winter trout John Synott ,my partner at Stream and Brook Fly Fishing, likes them in a size #12 with a flash-aboo back.
Pattern recipe,
Hook: Mustad 3906b any size
Tread: black
Tail: Pheasant tail fibers
Rib: gold wire
Abdomen: natural Hare’s mask underfur
Thorax: natural Hare’s mask underfur and guard hairs
Wing Case: Black section of Primary Goose wing or Flashaboo for flashback.
Legs: 2 raps of partridge
Head: back tread
I’ll be tying Hare’s ears all this week, so while I’m at it let me offer John Synott’s fav #12 Flashback Hare’s Ear(weighted, no bead head) for a buck a fly. Let me know if you would like any.
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Thanks for the materials list!!!!