Hare and Copper – Fly Tying Simple Flies
Almost a stripped-down version of the more famous Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear, the Hare and Copper is a generic fuzzy bodied mayfly nymph. Vary the color of the hare’s mask used and this pattern can be tied to match almost any nymph out there.
Hook: #10-18 standard nymph
Thread: Tan
Bead: Gold or copper tungsten, sized to match the hook
Weight: 0.015″ or sized to match the hook
Tail: Hare’s mask hairs
Body: Hare’s mask fur dubbing
This fly pattern can be found in:
Morgan Lyle’s “Simple Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/3qB1zW1
*** Some of the popular books used here: ***
Dave Hughes, “Essential Trout Flies,” 2017, amzn.to/3lbCZYX
David Klausmeyer’s “Favorite Flies,” 2020, amzn.to/3oeSNMa
Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: amzn.to/34U0rUe
Mike Valla’s “Tying the Founding Flies,” 2015, amzn.to/354oSir
Randal Scott Stetzer’s “Flies, the Best One Thousand,” 1992, amzn.to/34Q15mp
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