Tying a Hare's Ear Jig Head Nymph by Davie McPhail

Materials Used;

Hook, Fulling Mill Jig Hook size 16
Bead, 2.8mm Brown Copper Tungsten Slotted Bead
Thread, Uni 8/0 Fire Orange
Tail, Natural Brown Cock Fibres
Tag, Fire Orange Thread
Rib, Gold Tinsel
Body, Natural Hare's Body Fur
Hackle, CDC Feather Natural or Dyed
Thorax, Natural Hare's Body Fur

[sirmegallot]

These always kill it for me, I never leave home without Traditional, Guide's Choice, Soft Hackle, and Flashback Hare's Ear nymphs. Probably my favorite fly. Sometimes I gink unweighted soft hackles and fish them in the film. Any variation, they never let me down.

[pierevojzola]

Hi Davie, thanks for the reminder, I have to tie some of these in different patterns for our February run of Brown trout as they run up to their spawning grounds. The naturals work well in the early runs before we switch to egg patterns. I have found that I loose less flies when I tie them on the barbless jig hooks. These flies seem to work in so many variances and are really worth filling up your fly box. Cheers mate. Harera

[blacksaltscotland]

Watched the video as soon as it came out, tied a varient of this (fluo pink hotspot + used that for the rib), went out for an hour, caught two 2lb grayling. Cheers davie!

[GHuber-xhvv]

Heard grayling like light blue. So I'll try this pattern with light blue thread as well. Thanks for this video too.

[davidfraser]

Definitely tying this one thanks Davie. I'm on the upper Clyde this week and I'll let you know how it goes. Cheers, Big Davie

[yvessultan]

Hello, pretty little nymph but I wonder if fishing with a jig is still fly fishing! Have a nice Sunday.

[ibelieve]

Hi Davie lonely little one! Do you think this type of fly would work on still waters? I was just thinking i bet no one uses them and on a day when the normal nymphs, buzzers and big ugly ones are not working then a something out of the norm may? Have you ever tried on a still water large or small?