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Nymph

Hot Tag Hares Ear

Insect Species Icon Quill Gordon, Hendrickson, March Brown and 4 others
Difficulty Icon Easy - 5-7 Min
Water Category Icon Coldwater

Tying Video

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Tying Recipe
  • Hook: Standard jig hook size #14
  • Bead: Slotted tungsten bead 3mm
  • Thread: Veevus 12/0 pink
  • Tail: Antron yarn fluorescent pink
  • Body: Hares ear dubbing pulled from a mask
  • Rib: 6x monofilament and flashabou pearl small
  • Wing: CDC feathers brown
  • Collar: Hares ear dubbing pulled from mask and a little thread collar
  • Hook: Any jig hook will work for this fly, but it is not absolutely necessary. Standard hooks will work just as well.
  • Bead: If using a jig hook, use a slotted bead. If using a standard hook, use a standard bead. Gold is customary, but use any color you like.
  • Thread: Thin diameter thread is best for this fly. Try not to go too think or thick. 8/0 or 70 denier is great for this fly so it holds the dubbing in securely without making too much bulk.
  • Tail: Any fluorescent antron or polypropylene will work.
  • Body: Any dark and simi-spikey dubbing will work great for this pattern. Try beaver or squirrel!
  • Rib: Ultra wire in small sizes will work great along with the flashabou. Be sure to wrap the flashabou first.
  • Wing: CDC makes a great wing without adding too much bulk. You can also adjust the size of these wings compared to partridge feathers.
  • Collar: Use the same dubbing that you used for the body. Be sure that the thread collar isn’t too overpowering.

This is already an extra buggy fly with natural dubbing and CDC wraps. If you want a fly that sinks a little quicker, either add some lead wire on the shank, or trade the body out with some midge tubing or d-rib so there isn’t a lot of water resistance. If you are tying sizes #16 or larger and want a bushier wing, feel free to add a few turns of a partridge feather for a bushy soft hackle.

This is a great fly to use during runoff, or times where the water is murky and the river is big. The fluorescent antron tag will glow in the darkness and give the fly a little bit of “pop” for the trout to look at. This doesn’t mean that this fly wont work in clear water though! Use this fly in freestones and high alpine creeks for a great summertime dry dropper.

Use this fly either as the lead fly on a nymph rig, or as the dropper off the back of a dry on a dry dropper rig. Be sure to give this fly plenty of line to sink, as it has a jig hook and wont snag the bottom as quickly as a standard hook.

Brown Drake

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Northwest
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: East
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Midwest
Brown Drake
Sizes: #10 - #14

Caddis

General Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Caddis
Sizes: #10 - #22

Green Drake

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, Northwest, Midwest
Green Drake
Sizes: #8 - #14
Region: East
Green Drake
Sizes: #8 - #14

Hendrickson

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: East, Midwest
Hendrickson
Sizes: #10 - #16

March Brown

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, East
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Northwest
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14
Region: Midwest
March Brown
Sizes: #10 - #14

October Caddis

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: West, Northwest, East
October Caddis
Sizes: #8 - #12

Quill Gordon

Regional Hatch Chart Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Region: East, Southeast
Quill Gordon
Sizes: #12 - #16

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