Got out on the river for an hour or so this afternoon and fished this nymph as a team of two, with this one on the dropper. On the point was another nymph pattern I'm playing around with at the moment, Hare's Ear Nymph. Both were catching, and it's always good when that happens!
#12 hook. Yellow silk, waxed. Abdomen: spiky hare's ear twisted in split thread, copper rib, copper thorax, again with hare's ear lightly dubbed onto last few turns. Canada goose herl wing case, jackdaw neck hackle.
Bit rough and ready still, but hey - it's catching!
Andrew
Edited to say: I know that strictly speaking the tail is too long, and that there is too much to it, but fortunately there were two trout at least in the river who didn't notice!
