Information about Hare's Ear & Pheasant Tail flies
The Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear and the Pheasant Tail are the two arguably the "most effective" fly patterns of all time.
If ever limited to two flies for the rest of their lives many anglers would choose the GRHE and PT
Bug Eyed Pheasant Tail
Availablity:
Flybox Code:3051
Hook Sizes: 10
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
A good solid dependable pattern for getting down into those dark stillwater depths and mysterious river bed holes.
I have used it with great success as a interesting 'buggy' alternative to czech nymphs on fast flowing clear streams.
Fiery Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2361
Hook Sizes: 10, 12, 14
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
The Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear is one of the all time great effective classic patterns.
Along with the classic this 'Fiery dressing is a 'must have' fly in everyone's flybox.
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2723
Hook Sizes: 10, 12, 14, 18, 20
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
The Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear is arguably the "most effective" fly of all time.
It is without doubt a must have pattern in any flybox.
If ever limited to one fly for the rest of their lives many anglers would choose the GRHE.
It is not an imitation of any particular insect but a general representation pattern that takes fish.
The scruffy, shaggy appearance of the Hare's Ear appeals to both fly fishers and fish.
Pheasant Tail Fluo Green
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2551
Hook Sizes: 12, 14
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The Pheasant Tail with a Fluo Green tail which acts as an additional trigger point.
This pattern suggests a wide range of living creatures that trout are fond of devouring.
Pheasant Tail Fluo Orange
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2552
Hook Sizes: 12, 14
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
The Pheasant Tail with a Fluo Orange tail which acts as an additional trigger point.
This pattern suggests a wide range of living creatures that trout are fond of devouring.
Pheasant Tail Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2550
Hook Sizes: 12, 14
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
The small, brown Pheasant Tail Nymph with the devistating addition of Hare's Ear suggests a wide range of living creatures that trout are fond of devouring.
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2549
Hook Sizes: 14, 12
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
Originally tied by Frank Sawyer, the Pheasant Tail Nymph is one of the oldest of modern nymphs.
A few good variations have been developed over the years, but when you strip them away, it's still Sawyer's elegantly simple, devastatingly effective nymph. This is one of the flies that will never go out of fashion - whatever the time of year, whatever the fish you are after.
The small, brown Pheasant Tail Nymph suggests a wide range of living creatures that trout are fond of devouring.
Sawyer's Pheasant Tail
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2854
Hook Sizes: 12, 14
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
Frank Sawyer's Pheasant tail nymph remains one of the world's most versatile and deadly patterns.
It is suitable for still-water and rivers anywhere around the globe
Gold Head Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2561
Hook Sizes: 10
Note: You can alter a hooksize or fly after adding it to your basket.
The outstanding Hares Ear can be tied to suggest many different species of nymphs.
Not an imitation of a particular insect but a general representation pattern that takes fish both in England and America.
The goldhead allows you to get down in stillwaters and hold a depth in rivers.
American GRHE Nymph
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1458
Trade Only
Note: We can manufacture any design to order, subject to a minimum order size of 12 doz with a typical 3 month lead time.
The American GRHE Nymph is a an excellent GRHE variant - Yet it has 'no' Hare's Ear but uses Hare's body hair. A true classic that kills trout on waters all over world and is a must in all flyboxes everywhere
Cove's Pheasant Tail Nymph
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Flybox Code:765
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Arthur Cove, an inspiriational leading stillwater angler from Wellingborough, Northants, created his 'Cove's Pheasant Tail Nymph' that through the tests of time has become a classic.
It is best used on a long leader with a very slow figure of eight retrieve, just as Arther fishes it with great results.
Creeper Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2107
Trade Only
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The Creeper Hare's Ear fished deep and slow
Dark GRHE Palmer
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1461
Trade Only
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Dave Shipman the creator of the Dark GRHE Palmer is an interesting GRHE variant that he suggests works well as a point fly, specially with other dry flys on the droppers.
Floating Pheasant Tail
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Flybox Code:733
Trade Only
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The floating pheasant tail is fished with a greased leader in the surface film when fish can be seen "bulging" but not breaking the surface.
G.R.H.E. Double
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1260
Trade Only
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Created by Robin for Up stream nymphing for Trout, Grayling and mainly for Sea Trout
G.R.H.E. Gold Head
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1257
Trade Only
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A tried and proven variant of the classic G.R.H.E.
A good pattern for those 'deep' holes in rivers and stillwaters, where often the big fish lie
Gold- Eye Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1766
Trade Only
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Excellent as a point fly to get an unweighted nymph on a dropper deep. Also a very good 'taking' fly.
Gold Head Pheasant Tail
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2562
Trade Only
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The outstanding Pheasant Tail is not an imitation of a particular insect but a general representation pattern that that trout are fond of munching in England and America.
The goldhead allows you to get down in stillwaters and hold a depth in rivers.
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear GRHE
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Flybox Code:2870
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The GRHE is an absolute killer in any water.
They seem to be irresistible to the trout everywhere
It is a wonderfully versatile fly, in small sizes it can be taken as a variety of mayfly nymph and in larger the sizes it can become anything from a stonefly to a dragonfly nymph.
It definite has the "must have" factor!
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1460
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The GRHE Nymph is a an excellent GRHE variant . A true classic that kills trout on waters all over world and is a must in all flyboxes everywhere. The origins have been lost over the centuries but the lore lives on.
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Palmer, Light
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1480
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Dave Shipman the creator of the Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Palmer, Light is an interesting GRHE variant that he suggests works well as a point fly, specially with other dry flys on the droppers.
Golden Hare Spectra
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Flybox Code:1564
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The Golden Hare Spectra has proved to be a reliable catcher of fish on a variety of waters. The back is made of Spectraflash 11 and is highly reflective, but also very thin giving off just the right amount of translucent sparkle.
Goldhead Hairy Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1708
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My Hairy Goldhead Nymph Series, of which the Goldhead Hairy Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear is one, is a highly successful series of nymphs where hair has been substituted for feathers giving more action to the flies.
Hairy Red Eyed Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1702
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My Hairy Red Eyed Nymph Series, of which the Hairy Red Eyed Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear is one, is a highly successful series of nymphs where hair has been substituted for feathers giving more action to the flies.
Half Hare Ear green
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Flybox Code:757
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Fish slowly when the Trout are tricky.
Half Hare Holo Red
Availablity:
Flybox Code:758
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Fish slowly when Trout are tricky. Floating line or Slime.
Hare's Ear 2 Wire Buzzer
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1466
Trade Only
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A lovely stalking bug when the fish are just below the surface.
Hare's Ear CDC Emerger
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Flybox Code:1774
Trade Only
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The ideal emerger for slow, glassy stretches
Hare's Ear Variant
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1765
Trade Only
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As with all Hare's Ear nymphs a good reliable pattern, and with Dan's variant the softer tail creates a slightly different action.
Hare's Face Nymph
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Flybox Code:1097
Trade Only
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A variant of the of the standard Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear nymph; one of many. Fished best by retreiving very slowly, searching the various depths when nothing obvious is happening.
Morgan's Brown Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1417
Trade Only
Note: We can manufacture any design to order, subject to a minimum order size of 12 doz with a typical 3 month lead time.
Even though it is of one substance for the body; I still like to have a distinctive head, thorax and abdomen. The use of fox squirrel / in lieu of hare's ear is an advantage and now a mix of brown squirrel fur with dyed brown partridge for the tail has produced this version.-
"It is Lethal" . Trevor Morgan
Morgan's Grey Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1418
Trade Only
Note: We can manufacture any design to order, subject to a minimum order size of 12 doz with a typical 3 month lead time.
Even though it is of one substance for the body; I still like to have a distinctive head, thorax and abdomen. The use of fox squirrel / in lieu of hare's ear is an advantage and now a mix of greysquirrel fur with dyed grey partridge for the tail has produced this version.- "It is Lethal" . Trevor Morgan
Morgan's Olive Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1416
Trade Only
Note: We can manufacture any design to order, subject to a minimum order size of 12 doz with a typical 3 month lead time.
Even though it is of one substance for the body; I still like to have a distinctive head, thorax and abdomen. The use of fox squirrel / in lieu of hare's ear is an advantage and now a mix of olive squirrel fur with dyed partridge for the tail has produced this version.- "It is Lethal" . Trevor Morgan
Morgan's Pheasant Tail
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1204
Trade Only
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This version of an old established favourite has a few extras that certainly has produced results. The mode of dressing has made this very robust. One fly caught ten trout before wear-and-tear took effect. The profile is more insect-like with the individual wing case, while a mother-of-pearl tag and the addition of two fibres of copper twinkle adds a distinctiveness without becoming garish.
Fished as a point fly when sedge are hatching it has been outstanding.
However throughout the day it has had considerable success as a general purpose nymph.
Olive GRHE Nymph
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1505
Trade Only
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The Olive GRHE Nymph is a an excellent GRHE variant . A true classic that kills trout on waters all over world and is a must in all flyboxes everywhere.
Orange GRHE Nymph
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1457
Trade Only
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The Orange GRHE Nymph is a an excellent GRHE variant with its' colourful triggers. It is a popular point fly on big waters and useful as a single on small stillwaters - using a steady figure of eight retrieve.
Pearl Ribbed Hare's Ear
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Flybox Code:1295
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This fly shows it's potential between June and August, fished on a floating line just under the surface.
Pheasant Tail Gold Bead
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2005
Trade Only
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A reliable variant of the old standard Pheasant Tail
Pink Rapid PT
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2437
Trade Only
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In spring or winter a Pink Rapid PT, with it's jazzy hotspot, bounced along the bottom or drifted into slower swirling water will do the trick.
Red Pheasant Tail
Availablity:
Flybox Code:2077
Trade Only
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Interesting variation of the classic PT. Well worthy of a place in the nymph flybox. Its' red head can often stimulate takes.
Red Tag Hare's Ear
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1455
Trade Only
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The Red Tag Hare's Ear is a an excellent GRHE variant with the gold bead and red tag as extra triggers.
Sawyer Pheasant Tail Green
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Flybox Code:2096
Trade Only
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FM's variation on Sawyer's original Pheasant Tail
Sawyer's Pheasant Tail Nymph
Availablity:
Flybox Code:766
Trade Only
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Frank Sawyer's pheasant tail has stood the test of time. From the south of England chalk streams, for where he created this design whilst working as "Keeper of the stream" on the Wiltshire Avon, to other rivers and streams across the world, it is a killer.
Sawyer induced the trout to the take. He would, spotting a fish, casting up stream and allowing the nymph to drift naturally down, twitch the rod tip upwards causing the nymph to rise temptingly in front of the fish to induce the take.
Sawyer's Pheasant Tail Orange
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Flybox Code:2118
Trade Only
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The Sawyer's Pheasant Tail Orange is FM's varation on Frank Sawyer's classic Pheasant Tail
Shaggy Hare's Ear GH
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1456
Trade Only
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The Shaggy Hare's Ear GH is a an excellent GRHE variant with the gold bead and soft hackles as extra triggers.
Soft Hackle Hare's Ear Nymph
Availablity:
Flybox Code:1464
Trade Only
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The Soft Hackle Hare's Ear Nymph is a variation of the G R H E with added legs of soft hens hackles that give movement
Tungsten Pearly Dark Hare's Ear Nymph
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Flybox Code:1665
Trade Only
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The Tungsten Pearly Dark Hare's Ear Nymph get down to the fishes level where they are feeding.