DORATO HAIR'S EAR

DORATO HAIR'S EAR

Hook : Daiichi 1180 # 12 - 16

Thread : Uni-Thread 8/0 Tan

Tail : Dryfly Hackle Fibers Brown And Grizzly Mixed

Body : Hare's Ear Dubbing

Wing : Wood Duck

Hackle : Dryfly Hackle Brown And Grizzly Mixed

Fly Tier: Rick Harrington

Tying Instruction :

1) Tie in thread at hook eye and wind back approximately 1/3 hook shank length.
2) Tie on wood duck with tips facing forward (toward hook eye). Lift up wood duck wing and wrap thread in front of it until it stands by itself. Split wood duck in half with bodkin and use X wrap to separate wings.
3) Wrap thread back to bend of hook. Tie on hackle fibers for a very short tail. Wrap over top of hackle fibers to wing base creating smooth tapered under body.
4) Dub a loose body of hair's ear to the base of wing.
5) Tie in both hackles separately, shiny side of each hackle facing in opposite directions.
6) Wrap hackles forward one at a time. 1-2 wraps behind the wing and 2-4 wraps in front of the wing for each hackle.
7) Whip finish head.
8) Cut the base of the hackle even with the hook point.

Note :

This is one of the imitates nothing and will do for anything flies, mayfly , caddis and stone flies. The bushy body, short tail and cut off wing, make it an all around killer.

ABOUT THE FLY TIER

Homepage : www.rcharrington.com

E-mail : rch_illus@rpa.net

I was born in the Pacific Northwest into a large, close-knit family of wiseasses. My Uncle David (who bears a remarkable semblance to my friend Cooper, the purveyor of this site) started me fishing at five or six, and I became a fly tyer after seeing an Orvis catalog at the neighbors around the

age of nine. I spent more time fishing than studying in college, and have paid for it ever since by pursuing a career in art.