50 Shades Of Hare's Ear: #39

#39   Birds Nest, Hare's Ear

Notes:

(1) The Birds Nest is a very buggy searching pattern that doesn't represent a specific insect, but of impressionistic of several food sources.  Mainly used as river pattern however, don't be afraid to tie this fish catcher on for stillwaters!  A California staple for the rivers of Sierras.

(2)   Can be tied in quite a few different styles- even a Muddler or baitfish.   I tie the Birds Nest on 1XL to 4XL hooks.

(3)  More often than not many anglers choose to weight this pattern with just enough lead to break surface tension.  However, I find a heavily weighted pattern tied on as a point fly very productive.   A beadhead gives yet another option.

(4)  The body is dubbed tightly and wound forward to approximately the 60-percent mark on the hook shank.

(5)  The thorax is spun in a moderately tight dubbing loop or split thread.

(6)  The fly pictured below was tied specifically for the 50 Shades series.  However,  I plan to write a step-by-step following Cal Bird's original specifications.  Stay tuned!

Materials:

Hook:  Firehole Sticks, Firehole 839 (3XL), Size 12 pictured.  (2XL nymph hooks are the norm.)
Weight:  To suit.

Thread:  UTC 70 color to match body (Tan pictured)

Ribbing:  Gold Lagartun, small oval

Body/Thorax:  Hare's ear taken directly from the ears.  Mixed with a small amount of Sybai Fine Flash, UV

Legs/Collar:  Partridge, brown.  Should extend to a minimum of the middle of the tail.

I've opened the partridge legs in order to view the body.