Hare's Ear
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Hare's Ear is one of the most traditional artificial flies used in fly fishing. It is a nymph.
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[edit] Description
The Hare's Ear nymph is a fly fishing lure that is fished below the surface. It is 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.
[edit] Tying
Soft hair and stiff bristles from a rabbit or hare are wound around the shank of the hook and fastened with gold-colored wire that suggests ribs. The thorax section is covered with a section of goose feathers to create a wing case. Sometimes this fly has think lead wire wrapped around the shank before it is tied or a bead head is fasted near the eye of the hook. This pattern is commonly tied on size 10 - 16 nymph hooks. Traditional coloring is white brown to yellow body with dark brown limbs and back.
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- Heptageniidae Mayfly Pictures and Behavior – Details about the mayfly family usually imitated by the Hare's Ear nymph.
- http://www.flyfishersrepublic.com/patterns/gold-ribbed-hares-ear/index-lht.html – Notes, Uses, and Tying Instructions for the Hare's Ear
