Library Step by Step Mod. Hares Ear

Mod. Hares Ear

A different take on the old standby that has proven itself useful on a variety of streams.
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Mod. Hares Ear
List of materials
Hook: Allen N203, #10-16Thread:Uni-Thread 6/0Bead:Gold, size to match hookDubbing:Dazl Hares Ear Natural Hares EarRib:Small Ultra Wire, goldShellback:Pheasant Tail
Steps

Step 1

Add bead, 4-6 wraps of lead, tie in ribbing wire and smooth out transition for a nice tapered body.

Fly tying - Mod. Hares Ear - Step 1

Step 2

Dub body

Fly tying - Mod. Hares Ear - Step 2

Step 3

Tie in 7-10 pheasant fibers at thorax

Fly tying - Mod. Hares Ear - Step 3

Step 4

Dub the thorax heavy and pull the pheasant fibers over to form the wingcase. I've added legs of pheasant tail fibers at this point, but normally I don't (it just doesn't seem to make much of a difference). Just whip finish and it's ready to fish.

Fly tying - Mod. Hares Ear - Step 4

Step 5

Different colors work great too. Here it is in olive.

Fly tying - Mod. Hares Ear - Step 5

Step 6

And yellow.

Fly tying - Mod. Hares Ear - Step 6

Step 7

Quick and easy to stock up on. Hope it helps you find some tugs.

Fly tying - Mod. Hares Ear - Step 7

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