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Roza's Pink Hare's Ear

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook barbless jig hook, 14-18
  • Thread Black 70D

Materials

  • Slotted tungsten bead Metallic pink bead (1, sized to hook)
  • Tail Coq de Leon (pardo) (few fibers)
  • Body dubbing Hare's ear (small pinch)
  • Rib Copper wire (1 strand)
  • Thorax dubbing Hare's ear (small pinch)

How to tie it

  1. Slide the metallic pink tungsten bead onto the jig hook; seat it and start black thread.
  2. Lay a base to the bend and bind a short sparse Coq de Leon tail, half a shank.
  3. Tie in fine copper wire at the tail.
  4. Dub a shaggy hare's-ear body two-thirds of the way forward.
  5. Counter-rib the copper wire in 5-6 turns and tie off.
  6. Dub a rougher hare's-ear thorax behind the bead and pick it out spiky for legs.
  7. Whip finish behind the pink bead and cement.

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