GOLD BEAD GOLD RIBBED HARE'S EAR

Hook     Tiemco 5161
Size     8 - 16
Thread   Brown - 6/0 Pre-waxed
Tail     Brown Hackle Fibers
Rib      Oval Gold Tinsel
Body     Hare's Ear Fur
Wingcase Dark Grey Goose Quill Segment
Thorax   Hare's Ear Fur (dubbed a bit thicker on the thread)
Head     3/32" Gold Bead
Legs     Picked out dubbing from the thorax area

Comments

Although I have seen Pearlescent Crystal Flash used as a wingcase on this fly, my flyshop proprietor and Hans Weilenmann both say a DARK wing case gives the fly a "mature, ready to hatch" appearance that fish like. Reverse wrap the ribbing to prevent the body from coming apart if a trout's teeth cut the thread. I don't pick out the thorax dubbing for legs. Why weaken the dubbing for a minor attempt at realism when the fly has a gold bead for a head? This pattern has been my #1 fish-taker for two years running.

Bob Hautala (rhautala@moose.uvm.edu)