Gold Rib Hares Ear

Written by DCarp

Gold Rib Hares Ear

RWFF Gold Rib Hares Ear

• Hook: 2X Wet Fly, Size 8-18
• Thread: Brown or Black
• Tail: Hare's Mask Guard Hair
• Body: Blended Hare's Ear
• Rib: Fine Gold or Copper
• Shellback: Turkey
• Thorax: Blended Hare's Ear
• Bead Head: Gold or Copper (Optional)

HISTORY

The Hare's Ear Nymph is used widely throughout the world having many variations. No one knows with certainty who originally designed the fly but it is believed that Frederick Helford popularized the pattern in the late 1880s as a dry fly with upright Duck Quill wings and Brown and Grizzly hackles. The nymph pattern may go back to earlier years of Izaak Walton.

The Hare's Ear Nymph is known as a generic nymph in that it represents many mayfly and caddis nymphs and, therefore, is often used as a searching pattern. Its shaggy appearance resembles many species of nymphs when they shed their skins or shucks as they progress into the next stage of their life. The occasional long hair coming from the body will assist fooling the trout that your fly is alive as the it moves in the water.The more scruffy this fly is, the better it is at catching fish.