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Soft Hackle Hare's Ear
- Sizes
- #12
- Imitates
- emerging caddis · emerging mayflies · drowned adult insects
A Hare's Ear body with a soft Hungarian partridge hackle collar, designed to be swung across and downstream to imitate emerging caddis and mayflies. The pulsing hackle fibers create lifelike movement that triggers strikes from trout intercepting ascending insects.
Recipe
This is one dressing. Tie it in other colors to match the hatch in front of you.
Workbench
Variants
Swipe to see In box and Add
| Size | Bead | Body | In box | Add to box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 | — | Natural | — | — |
At the vise
Tying notes are not on file for this pattern.
Tying video
No tying video on file.
Fishing now on
Rivers whose hatch chart names this pattern this month. Names and sizes only.
- McCloud River#6-10
- Truckee River#6-10
- Upper Sacramento River#6-10
On the water
Swing on a tight line across and down. Let the fly hang at the end of the drift — the 'dangle' often produces aggressive takes.
History
History is not on file for this pattern.