50 Shades Of Hare's Ear
Hook: TMC 200R or equivalent, size 6-10 (size 8 pictured)
Weight: Additional weight is optional, but recommended.
Weight: Additional weight is optional, but recommended.
Bead: Size appropriate for hook. Color of choice (3.0MM black pictured)
Thread: 6/0 Uni Thread, back for body, 12/0 olive or chartreuse finishes the thorax.
Ribbing: Sulky metallic gold embroidery thread and black 6/0 thread doubled and twisted.
Ribbing: Sulky metallic gold embroidery thread and black 6/0 thread doubled and twisted.
Body: Mixture of natural, dyed brown and dyed black hare's ear and deer hair. Lean more so on the darker colors. Lightly picked out.
Thorax: Mixture of olive hare's ear from the base of the ear, insect green and caddis green hare's ear (or dubbing) and a little Sybai's Fine Flash, green. Slightly picked out..
Notes:
(1) I tie this pattern a lot without the hare's ear. It leaves quite a mess, but oh so effective as a searching pattern or great summer point fly! Get it down along the rocks and you'll be rewarded.
(2) The dubbing mixture is applied heavily in a dubbing loop and spun tightly, but do not pack the deer hair too tight. This will impact the sink rate. Pull all fibers rearwards when wrapping
(3) Tie a few in various thorax colors: bright green, chartreuse, tan, cream and olive. It doesn't hurt to try fl. orange or pink.
(1) I tie this pattern a lot without the hare's ear. It leaves quite a mess, but oh so effective as a searching pattern or great summer point fly! Get it down along the rocks and you'll be rewarded.
(2) The dubbing mixture is applied heavily in a dubbing loop and spun tightly, but do not pack the deer hair too tight. This will impact the sink rate. Pull all fibers rearwards when wrapping
(3) Tie a few in various thorax colors: bright green, chartreuse, tan, cream and olive. It doesn't hurt to try fl. orange or pink.
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