Gold Ribbed Hares Ear

The Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear is among the oldest British fly patterns, its wet-fly form reaching back to the 15th century. Who exactly created the nymph version can no longer be established with certainty - both James Ogden and Frederick M. Halford, the "father of dry-fly fishing", are frequently credited. The modern gold-ribbed nymph spread from the 1880s onward and became a fixture of American fly fishing in the 20th century.

With its shaggy body of hare's-ear dubbing, the Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear imitates a broad range of aquatic insects - from mayfly larvae to scuds to caddis larvae. It's fished dead-drift or with a light strip retrieve and ranks among the most versatile and reliable nymph patterns there is.

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