Both the crawlers and swimmers are available to the trout all winter and spring. Patterns to imitate the mayfly nymphs are plentiful, but their general shape remains fairly constant. One of the best, and best known, mayfly nymph imitations is the Gold Ribbed Hare s Ear. This pattern has been a standard for decades and continues to produce. A ttach the thread to the hook shank and tie in the guard hairs from a hare's ear to form the tail .
T ie in the gold wire .
Form a dubbing loop with the thread. Wax the thread and dub the hare's fur, including the guard hairs, onto the loop. Spin the loop to form a tight thread and wrap on the hook to form a tapered abdomen. Stop at the shank's mid-point . W rap the gold wire forward to form the rib.