Soft Hackle Hare's Ear
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.
How to Fish It
Swing on a tight line across and down. Let the fly hang at the end of the drift — the 'dangle' often produces aggressive takes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size Soft Hackle Hare's Ear should I use?
The Soft Hackle Hare's Ear is most commonly tied in sizes 12–16. Choose smaller sizes for clear water and pressured fish, and larger sizes for faster or off-color water.
What does a Soft Hackle Hare's Ear imitate?
The Soft Hackle Hare's Ear primarily imitates emerging caddis, emerging mayflies, drowned adult insects. Swing on a tight line across and down. Let the fly hang at the end of the drift — the 'dangle' often produces aggressive takes.
How do you fish a Soft Hackle Hare's Ear?
Swing on a tight line across and down. Let the fly hang at the end of the drift — the 'dangle' often produces aggressive takes.
Pattern Details
- Category
- Wet Flies
- Sizes
- 12–16
- Colors
- Natural, Olive
- Hook Styles
- Standard wet fly
- Imitates
- emerging caddis, emerging mayflies, drowned adult insects
- Water Types
- freestone, tailwater
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Target Species
Effective on These Rivers
Pere Marquette River
freestone
Snake River (Wyoming)
freestone
South Fork of the Boise River
tailwater
South Fork Snake River
tailwater
South Holston River
tailwater
Similar Patterns
Pattern Details
- Category
- Wet Flies
- Sizes
- 12–16
- Colors
- Natural, Olive
- Hook Styles
- Standard wet fly
- Imitates
- emerging caddis, emerging mayflies, drowned adult insects
- Water Types
- freestone, tailwater
Buy This Fly
Buy at Fly Fish Food—
catches logged by anglers