Hare's Ear Spider by GlassJet, on Flickr
Then went and threw it in the river.
Wild brown trout by GlassJet, on Flickr
Hey, it works! Another monster from the deep...
the fly:
Hook: #16 light. Silk: Pearsall's yellow, well waxed. Rib: fine gold wire.Whisks: few barbs from brown soft feather cock. Body: natural hare's ear blended with red dyed Argentinian hare's ear, twisted into split thread, sparse. Thorax: natural hare's ear mixed with ruby kinda colour dyed Argentinian hare's ear. Hackle: one turn of furnace cock, short.
Tied it on a light hook, Kamasan B170, because I wanted to fish it in the surface and just below, with a bit of a tug. No floatant. It brought plenty up, but I am not convinced it is an improvement on one of my most effective flies - the GRHE tied with the addition of this hackle and fished in this way. Still, great fun having a play and then going catch a fish with it"!
Andrew.
