Tying the Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph (olive version)
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Using the recipe from "The History of Fly Fishing in Fifty Flies," the Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear is one of the all-time classic nymphs.
Hook: #12-20
Thread: Black, or to match the body
Tail: Hare's mask guard hares
Rib: Gold wire
Body: Hare's mask dubbing
Wingcase: Pheasant or turkey tail fibers
** Some of the popular books used on this channel: **
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
Mike Valla's "Tying the Founding Flies," 2015, amzn.to/354oSir
Valla's "Tying and Fishing Bucktails..." 2016, amzn.to/3Jg2Mys
Valla's "Tying Catskill-Style Dry Flies," 2020, amzn.to/3DmYOjJ
Valla's "Classic Streamer Fly Box," 2020, amzn.to/3n3Vakf
Dave Hughes, "Essential Trout Flies," 2017, amzn.to/3lbCZYX
Hughes, "Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters," amzn.to/3HC2jpc
Hughes, "Wet Flies," 2015, amzn.to/33ac3lQ
David Klausmeyer's "Favorite Flies," 2020, amzn.to/3oeSNMa
Randle Scott Stetzer's "Flies, the Best One Thousand," amzn.to/34Q15mp
Terry Hellekson's "Popular Fly Patterns," 1976, amzn.to/2L4IyvS
Dick Stewart's, "Flies for Bass and Panfish," 1992, amzn.to/3aGpFs1
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“The Hares Ear and Gold Ribbed Hares Ear both were made by fly tyer David Hemming of Redditch, England in 1832.” Wonderful searching pattern. Always carry a few. Thanks Matt
Appreciate it Mark! I just checked two of my books and they both said the true origin was mostly unknown. I'm glad to have this info! Hope you're doing well my friend. :-)
Such a versatile pattern. The all black version is great. Trim it? No way! That guy needs teased with your handy dandy popsicle stick with the Velcro end. 😂
Hahaha! Oh, that's funny Jim. I didn't think anybody ever noticed the (dry) humor of my Orvis Velcro Popsicle stick. :-)
A classic that should be in every fly box tied in natural, olive ,black and with a flashback on some of the olive colored flies in sizes 12 to 18. I have them for when I go to Maryland to see family and fish for trout. Always produces fish. Thanks, Matt.
Yes Ed!! A pearlescent strip in both this and the pheasant tail are great additions. Giving them both just the slightest bit of flash. I keep plenty of those in my boxes too. :-)
Always a pattern to keep on hand. And a fun tie! Thanks, Matt!
Absolutely Tom! Hope you're doing well my friend. :-)
One of the first nymphs I tied . One of my favorites. Right up there with the old pheasant tail. Thanks for sharing Matt. Like the olive adaptation
Oh yeah David! the GRHE, PT and Prince have probably been my top 3 for years now. Maybe a zebra midge might be up there too. :-)
G’morning Matt. You always bring us basics and staples, but they’re the things that we fill our pantries and boxes with! Thanks for the hours of learning and entertainment. It’s off to the Catskills for me. C u later.
Oh man Tom, I'm jealous! Good luck on those famed waters. :-) I'm taking off next week but will probably just spend a few days fishing local Maryland waters. And thanks for the kind words my friend. Let me know how you do up there!
@@SavageFlies Hi Matt. We stopped at the Cairn’s Pool on the way up. Watched a bunch of guys catching the air and one guy catch a single trout using an x-caddis. Returned the next day to spotty bug activity, a missed a swipe or two at my caddis emerger and a nice sized creek chub. We did have some dry fly action on the upper West Branch Delaware. Another week should improve things up there. Catch you next time.
This is probably my favorite and go to bug. Thanks, Matt.☕️☕️
Appreciate it Jim! It's almost time to break out the terrestrial box too. :-)
This is the one fly that I have trouble tying, I don't know why
You certainly done a good job
Thanks for the video Matt
Well thank you Dave! But you should see mine when I try to tie this down to an 18. It's an even bigger mess. :-)
This looks like a very effective fly! I am also a history nerd too! Thank you for sharing, Matt!! Tight lines! 😎🎣
You got it! Always appreciate the notes my friend. :-)
I'm tying up a couple right now.....thanks Matt. Keep them coming.
You bet Butch! Appreciate it my friend. :-)
Excellent trout flies for sure! Thx Matt.
Appreciate it Clyde! Hope you're doing well my friend. :-)
@@SavageFlies welcome. Doing ok. Getting old is not for the faint of heart
Going to have to try this classic . Thanks for sharing
Appreciate it! Hope you're doing well my friend. :-)
Shaggy and buggy! One of my favorites was in every version. Take care.
Haha! Appreciate it Frank! Hope you're doing well my friend. :-)
Nice tie Matt. I agree. I never trim them. I think they fish a lot better when they are shaggy.
Yes indeed! And that gives us some margin of error when we accidentally make them too shaggy. :-)
Good timing, Matt. Thank you. I think I’ll tie some of these olive ones in size 18 or 20 to see if they will pass as blue wing olive nymphs. I’ve always tied them in black, brown and tan, but it’s about time to put that olive hare’s mask to work.
Oh yeah Bob, it's fun to mix it up a little. But honestly, I still tie most of mine in natural. I do think though, that an 18 or 20 in olive, dun or natural would certainly make a passable BWO nymph. I was scraping the gravel and rocks on Penn's Creek last fall when they were out, and the nymphs I pulled up were tiny! And basically just a nondescript boring, dark color. But you know, I guess that should tell us something. Maybe that the size and profile of nymphs is more important than the color. :-)
Great looking fly. Thanks for sharing. God Bless.
Appreciate it Mark! Hope you're doing well my friend. :-)
That is a great book!
Yes indeed! Lots of great history in it. :-)
You’re right on its fish catching ability for sure. If I could only carry one nymph it would be a Hares Ear.
Right on Mike! I probably put the Prince as my top, but this one is in the top three for sure.
Thanks matt...see ya joe
Messy ones fish too. Have a blessed day my friend.
Appreciate it! Hope you're doing well my friend. :-)
I think this fly is meant to be shaggy, it sure does catch fish. Thanks Matt, enjoyed watching!
Appreciate it Jim! Hope you're doing well my friend. :-)
Thanks Matt i have them also in my box 👍🏻
Oh yeah, I wouldn't hit the river without some! Hope you're doing well my friend. :-)
I have used squirrel tail fot tailing and even Crow or Raven feathers for wing case.
I like it Glenn! I guess we could use almost any feather for the wing case. Even something like duck slips if we wanted to color them with a marker.
Hi matt nice classic nymph I've tied it natural mostlt but olive looks good 😊
Thanks Burt! I think I tie it in natural most often as well, but it's nice to mix it up sometimes. :-)
Good morning Matt. ☕️time on cool damp morning here. About 34F this morning. At least no white stuff. Like the idea of changing the color. I’ve always tied mine in just the standard color. Noticed that the hook appeared to be slipping in your vise. Is that from wear? Mine has done that as well. Have a good rest of your week and enjoy your weekend. I’m headed out fishing on Sunday. We’ll see how that goes.
Whoa!! Still 34 degrees?? Oh man, you need to move south for good. :-) I was up at the farm this weekend. The forecast called for chilly (50 degrees) and rainy weather both Saturday and Sunday so I headed out to the Savage Friday night. And sure enough, it was nice all day, and started raining the minute I had my waders on. And within 15 minutes it was pouring. So, cold and wet for an hour, and didn't even try on Saturday or Sunday.
Now about that hook slipping... I hope it's not from wear and tear! This Regal stainless head is almost four years old, but man, I don't want to be replacing it anytime soon. I think maybe I just didn't have it seated far enough as I haven't had any slip the last couple of ties.
Okay, gotta get back to the comments and email I've been so far behind on. Oh boy, it never ends!
If I attempt this fly, I'll substitute the hare's mask hair. I don't have a hare's mask and don't want to purchase one. Just seems eerie. But I'll use any other hair or material. Thank you for the demonstration, I appreciate your work and advice.
You know, I've never thought about it, but being a rabbit hobbyist myself, I can see your point. Those bunny faces are a bit eerie. But you know what else you can use to make these? Rabbit zonker strips. Just a tiny pinch from the strip and you'll have the guard hairs for the tail, and underfur for the dubbing. And a three-inch strip will make a half dozen (or more) of these little nymphs. :-)
@SavageFlies I've never bought or used zonker straps yet, but I've wanted to. So many patterns use them. Thank you for the advice.
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Nice! I always modeled my generic nymphs after the H's E. I used a cotton tail pelt before I bought a HE mask. Also, I picked out the sides of the thorax to simulate legs, flatens the profile too. Most of all, makes it buggy 😊 So did the Nautilus Frog 🐸 throw snake eyes 👀 on those 🐍 snake heads? Did you go? Throw the 🎲 🎲 dice? 😅 Inquiring minds want to know. Have a great rest of your week Matt! 🤠👍
Oh man... no I didn't have any snakehead luck! Believe me, if I caught one of those monsters, there would have already been a video of it! It's not fun fishing with a GoPro strapped to your head for four hours, and not even catching anything is even more frustrating. I did take the kayak back out to Mattawoman trying though. Low tide, trying to get way back in the marshy wetlands, and I saw plenty of them eating. They're like sharks in shallow water. Some of the time you can see their wake on the top of the water, even their fins sticking out of the water at times. But alas, I couldn't get close enough to chuck that monster frog/popper to them. I don't know if other fishermen can cast 50-60 feet with a 9-wt, but I was having a hard time at it. Maybe I need to try my 7-wt and downsize the popper just a bit. I'm not giving up though. I'll get one before the summer is over! :-)
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