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Friday, April 28, 2017

50 Shades Of Hare's Ear: #35

50 Shades Of Hare's Ear

#35  Rubber legs and marabou tail

Hook:  Hends BL554, sizes 10-16 (Size 12 pictured)
Bead: (Optional)
Weight;  Weight heavily.  
Thread: UTC 70, black
Tail:  Marabou, black.  Pinched to length
Ribbing:  Hends 0.1mm gold, doubled and twist tight 
Body:  Hare's ear. black with Antron added
Wingcase:  Goose, duck or dark brown portion of turkey
Legs:  Centipede Legs, color of choice (orange and black pictured)
Thorax:  Same as body

Notes:

(1)  Weight heavily.  I have doubled the body and tripled the thorax with tungsten sheeting cut into strips and wrapped the length of the hook (pictured).  Best fished down bouncing along the stream bed.
(2)   Tie in various colors and hook lengths to mimic stonefly nymphs.


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