Hare's Ear Flashback Nymph

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Hare's Ear Flashback Fly Tying Materials

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Step 1

Run the tying thread down the hook shank, catching in a bunch of grouse hackle fibres. Stop the thread at a position opposite the barb.

Step 2

Now catch in some gold wire to the underside of the hook and a length of pearl mylar tinsel to the topside of the hook (This will become the cover for the body when pulled flat).

Step 3

Dub some hare's ear fur onto the tying thread.

Step 4

Wind the dubbed hare's ear fur up the hook shank, stopping just over 1/3 of the hook shank length from the eye.

Step 5

Pull the pearl mylar forward over the top of the body and wind the wire forward so that it creates a rib. (The pearl mylar is secured with the rib).

Tying the Hare's Ear Flashback Nymph Step 6

Now create a dubbing loop with thread, place some hare's ear fur in between the loop, spin the thread with a dubbing twister. (There are many methods for creating a dubbing loop. Here's a link to create a basic dubbing loop.

Step 7

Wind the dubbed loop around the hook to create a bushy thorax. Tie off at the eye and trim waste Pick out the hares ear fibres on both the body and thorax with a dubbing teaser.