The Hare's Ear nymph fly is fished below the surface thus a wet fly or nymph. It is an older pattern that imitates a variety of aquatic life, including scuds, sow bugs, mayfly nymphs, and caddis larvae.
Tying
Soft hair and stiff bristles from a hare are wound around the shank of the hook and fastened with gold wire that suggests segmentation. Sometimes a gold bead head is added for weight and stability in the water and a strand of pheasant feather is added for a tail. The bead head can be fastened near the eye of the hook. This pattern is commonly tied on size 10 - 16 nymph hooks. Traditional colouring is a brown body with orange or brown thread.
Tactics
When this fly is immersed, the stiff fibers in the dubbing stand out and imitate the legs of an insect. Fish this lure below the surface with or without a small strike indicator and split-shot to help it sink. It is an effective pattern throughout the year because it covers a broad spectrum of prey that are active in every season.
References
^Hughes, Dave (1999). Trout Flies-The Tier's Reference. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. pp. 88–90. ISBN978-0-8117-1601-7.
Heptageniidae Mayfly Pictures and Behavior – Details about the mayfly family usually imitated by the Hare's Ear nymph.
March 13, 2023
hare, this, article, about, fishing, fungus, otidea, onotica, plant, bupleurum, gold, ribbed, hare, traditional, artificial, imitating, aquatic, insect, larva, nymph, used, fishing, artificial, flygold, ribbed, hare, eartypenymphimitatesmayfly, larvaehistorycr. This article is about the fishing fly For the fungus see Otidea onotica For the plant see Bupleurum The Hare s Ear or Gold Ribbed Hare s Ear is a traditional artificial fly imitating an aquatic insect larva nymph used in fly fishing 2 Hare s EarArtificial flyGold ribbed hare s earTypeNymphImitatesMayfly larvaeHistoryCreatorUnknownCreatedUnknownMaterialsTypical sizes10 18Typical hooksTMC 3769ThreadBlack 6 0 8 0 nylonTailGuard hairs from hare s earBodyHare s ear dubbingWingMottled Turkey tail featherRibbingFine gold wire or tinselThoraxDark hare s ear dubbingHeadBlack threadUsesPrimary useTroutReference s Pattern referencesTrout Flies The Tier s Reference 1999 Hughes 1 Contents 1 Description 2 Tying 3 Tactics 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditThe Hare s Ear nymph fly is fished below the surface thus a wet fly or nymph It is an older pattern that imitates a variety of aquatic life including scuds sow bugs mayfly nymphs and caddis larvae Tying EditSoft hair and stiff bristles from a hare are wound around the shank of the hook and fastened with gold wire that suggests segmentation Sometimes a gold bead head is added for weight and stability in the water and a strand of pheasant feather is added for a tail The bead head can be fastened near the eye of the hook This pattern is commonly tied on size 10 16 nymph hooks Traditional colouring is a brown body with orange or brown thread Tactics EditWhen this fly is immersed the stiff fibers in the dubbing stand out and imitate the legs of an insect Fish this lure below the surface with or without a small strike indicator and split shot to help it sink It is an effective pattern throughout the year because it covers a broad spectrum of prey that are active in every season References Edit Hughes Dave 1999 Trout Flies The Tier s Reference Mechanicsburg PA Stackpole Books pp 88 90 ISBN 978 0 8117 1601 7 Dave Hughes 2000 Essential Trout Flies Stackpole Books ISBN 0 8117 2748 3 External links EditHeptageniidae Mayfly Pictures and Behavior Details about the mayfly family usually imitated by the Hare s Ear nymph Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hare 27s Ear amp oldid 1084419361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
