This soft hackled Hare’s Ear pattern, tied on a jig style hook, is effective and quick fly to tie. The bugginess from the hare’s ear dubbing combined with the pink “hot spot” thorax make it irresistible. I typically tie it in a size 14, but it could easily be tied up to a size 8 and down to a size 16. This fly looks great when the body color is changed to olive or black.
Materials:
- Hook: Umpqua C400BL Size 10-16
- Bead: Slotted Tungsten Bead
- Thread: UTC 70 Denier
- Tail: Tan Partridge fibers
- Rib: Peacock Midge Diamond Braid
- Abdomen: Hareline Dubbin Hare’s Ear color
- Soft Hackle:Tan Partridge Feather
- Thorax: UV Hot Pink Ice Dubbing
Happy Tying
Yesterday I was fishing the Czeched Out Hare’s Ear in a small spring creek in Southeastern Minnesota. I had it bouncing off the bottom like you suggested in the video. This fly is awesome!! I caught 4 brookies and 1 brown all over 7″ in just a little over an hour. I really like your videos, they are very helpful!!
Braden
3brothersflies.com
[...] some soft hackle (Hans Stephenson from Dakota Angler and Outfitter has a great video on this fly here). I hiked upstream and caught a gorgeous 8″ brookie and a brown out of a sweet hole on my [...]