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Trout Fishing Flys


There are several qualities that trout fishing flys need to have before it can be considered a classic. It has to have had stood the test of time, work in a variety of conditions, it will have usually spawned many alterations and other patterns altogether. And it has to continue to catch fish. One of these trout fishing flys is the gold ribbed hare’s ear. It passes these tests, and many more with flying colors.

The origins of this pattern are unclear, although it had existed as a wet fly, and the nymph, was probably just a logical evolution of that. Likewise are the dry fly patterns, and the color variations, that now bear the name Hare's Ear. The effectiveness of this pattern are unquestioned, it has caught virtually every game fish under the sun, in all kinds of conditions.

The Hare's Ear stands out as a perfect imitation of nothing, yet an impression of many things. It is buggy and shaggy, and has the benefit of becoming even more effective the more it is fished. As fish strike this pattern its 'shagginess' and 'bugginess' improve. Its gold ribbing add flash for attraction, and segmentation for realism. The classic nymph shape matches both mayfly and stonefly nymph silhouettes, and the color and solid characteristics make it a nice caddis imitation as well.

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The March brown trout fishing fly

Entomologists classify fly fishing flys differently depending on where they are located. if you are in England you are talking about the Rithrogena Germanica, if you are on the Battenkill River in Vermont you are talking about the Stenonema Vicarium and if you are on the Yakima River in Washington you are talking about the Rhithrogena morrisoni. Whatever the entomologists call it, fly fisherman call it the March Brown. Hatching as early as February or as late as June, depending on the location and the severity of the particular winter, it is a big brown mayfly hatch that awakens the senses of trout, and rekindles the trout fly fishing passion.
No other mayfly can be quite so anticipated as the March Brown. The first major hatch of the spring season, it signals the end of winter to a fly angler, as much as the coming of a local Hickory Farms signals Christmas. The March Brown is one of the oldest patterns out there, around since the beginning of fly fishing. So it has been that generations of fly angler’s have long awaited the dawning of spring, by designing the dry trout fly pattern to fool the newly awakened trout.

Nymphs:

The March Brown Nymph belongs in the clinger family of mayfly nymphs. They are found in faster riffles, and can make for great sub-surface fishing in the early stages of the hatch. There is a March Brown mayfly, that doubles as a great searching pattern as well. Also popular for the March Brown hatch is the Gold Rib’s Hare’s Ear fishing trout fyl, and Soft Hackle’s are effective as emerger’s in the surface film. As mentioned above the March Brown is fairly good sized, use 12-14 nymphs.

Adults:

March Brown’s tend to hatch early afternoon, which is nice, since early spring weather can be the most brutal fishing weather of the year. By afternoon the anxious fly fisherman stands a better chance of not being froze off the water. Spinner falls happen right at dusk, and usually occur over fast water. A popular technique has the fly fisher looking downstream for a back eddy or pool that will hold a congregation of March Brown spinners. This often will result in the best March Brown fishing of the season.

The Fishing:

Despite their winter hiatus from active feeding trout seem to emerge in spring a little hesitant. And often times they may be uncharacteristically selective. Since March Brown’s are in faster water, it might be difficult to get a read on what the trout are actually doing, if anything. If unsure I usually begin with a soft hackle Hare’s Ear, right below the surface and see if fish are hitting the emerger. If no action there I will then sink the fly or switch to a Beadhead Hare’s Ear fishing tackle fly. While always looking for some surface action.

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