Hare's Ear March Brown

[chase creek]

Tied a batch of these up this morning.
Probably my favorite fly to tie. Fast, easy, not many materials, and it works.

Hook - 2X Long Wet
Thread - 14/0 Orange
Rib - Gold French Oval tinsel
Body - Hare's Ear Plus, Tan
Hackle - Hung. Partridge

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[Mataura mayfly]

Very interesting fly. An old favourite that see's many a variation or twist as each tier develops their own take...... I like this one!

On a 2 XL hook, but it does not look long, slender or drawn out (as a lot of my 2 XL bodies tend to ). The gold tinsel gives nice colour to the tag area, nice spikey body, good variation and colour transition in the hackle- which is near perfect size and density (another failing in my soft hackles ) and the head colour is bold enough to "pop" and become a hot-spot of sorts.
Hard to find fault. Really nice rendition of an often covered pattern.

[JohnP]

Outstanding example! Really nicely tied.

[letumgo]

Marvelous! I love the body taper.

[cicvara]

-I love this, really nice.

[Old Hat]

Chase Creek, I'm with you as the march browns are one of my favorites to tie.

This pattern is well executed and has all the right triggers.

It's easy to get caught up in all the options we have for tying wingless wets and racking our brains to find new ways to do things, but it is always important and a pleasure to tie and look at the simple patterns that attracted most of us to spiders, wingless wets and flymphs in the first place.

Thanks for sharing,
Carl

[chase creek]

"It's easy to get caught up in all the options we have for tying wingless wets and racking our brains to find new ways to do things, but it is always important and a pleasure to tie and look at the simple patterns that attracted most of us to spiders, wingless wets and flymphs in the first place."

Carl - Well put, and I agree. When I first started tying, as with most I'm sure, I tried tying every pattern I saw in the magazines, from nymphs to deer hair bass bugs. That can probably be compared to our "phases" in early adulthood (Life in the fast lane). It was fun, and I'm sure I learned a lot of tying methods, but it sure is nice (and relaxing) to sit back and tie the early patterns. Tying these patterns opens up a lot of history, which I find fascinating. Something about "simple elegance" is very comforting.

[letumgo]

Well said, guys...

[Smuggler]

I'm a sucker for March Brown patterns, just so versatile.
This one is no different. Fantastic pattern.