Hares Ear Nymph

This week’s TBT fly is the Hares Ear Nymph. It’s an old pattern and usually one of the first flies taught to beginner fly tyers. For some reason, many fly fishers start fishing this fly and then go away from it…I might be somewhat guilty as well.

My quick history review shows multiple references as to the origin of the Hares Ear Nymph. One stated it was invented in the 1880’s…George Leonard Herter in a book provided the following credit:

“The Hares Ear and Gold Ribbed Hares Ear both were made by fly tyer David Hemming of Redditch, England in 1832.”

Overall, it doesn’t really matter…it’s just old and has been catching fish since somewhere in the 1800’s.

Hares Ear Nymph | www.johnkreft.com

Similar Posts

  • Bi-Visible

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Bi-Visible. Ever use one? I have…many years ago. But I haven’t had one in my fly box for some time. The Bi-Visible was created in the early 1920’s by Edward Ringwood Hewitt. In his book Telling on the Trout (1926) Hewitt stated: “Dark colors are more visible to the trout…

  • Aluminum Boot Soles for Wading Boots

    Over the last few months, I’ve tested different aluminum tread soles for wading boots. Today’s post provides information on the Korker Triple Threat aluminum soles and Rock Treads aluminum traction kit. From left to right: Rock Treads on Korker Kling-on rubber soles, Korker Triple Threat aluminum bar sole, Korker Triple Threat aluminum hex disc sole….

  • Fishing Blanco Spring Creek with SET Fly Fishing in Argentina

    If you are a regular here at RiverKeeper Flies, you know Dancingtrout and I fished in Argentina last year and returned to Chochoy Mallin with SET Fly Fishing last month. In addition, we spent another week in southern Chile to fly fish with Rumbo Patagon. This week, I’ll share some information about fishing Blanco Spring…

  • Royal Charlie

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Royal Charlie. The Royal Charlie is another old fly pattern listed in The North Country Fly – Yorkshire’s Soft Hackle Tradition (2015) by Robert L. Smith. Many of these older soft hackle fly patterns come from the Yorkshire Dales in northern England. Wharfedale is a small area of…

  • Flies for September

    I’m looking at the calendar and note the first day of September is only a couple of days away. Usually, by this time of year I would have pulled out my fly boxes to see if I need to tie more flies for September fishing. These are my provider boxes. My fly boxes seem to…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *