50 Shades Of Hare's Ear
#33 "Hot" Thorax
Hook: Hends BL554, sizes 10-16 (Size 12 pictured)
Bead: (Optional)
Weight; To suit
Weight; To suit
Thread: UTC 70, fl. chartreuse
Tail: Peacock sword, 3 to 5 barbs
Ribbing: Lagartun, Small oval, gold
Body: Natural dark hare's ear taken from the base of the ear
Wingcase: Ozark Oak mottled turkey
Thorax: Chartreuse or insect green (Hareline Dubbing)
Notes:
(1) A hot thorax is a good choice for high, spring runoff or slightly murky waters.
(2) This is a great fly for panfish when fished slow or tied on a jig head.
(3) Change up the color of the thorax. Fluorescent colors as well as purple or even darker shades of hare's ear are excellent choices and fill avoid in your fly box. Pink, red and orange will work wonders when the fish are eating eggs!
(4) I normally tie my Hare's ear with an approximate 60-percent body/40-percent thorax. However, with the hot thorax I shorten the thorax area to approximately 30-percent and slightly pick out the fur. This keeps the body from being overshadowed by the brighter thorax.
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