Why the Soft Hackle Hare's Ear Always Catches Fish
I honestly can't count how many times a simple soft hackle hare's ear has saved a slow day on the water when nothing else seemed to move the needle. There's something almost magical about this pattern, though if you looked at it in a fly box next to a flashy, modern perdigon or a hyper-realistic hopper, you might wonder why anyone bothers with it. It's buggy, it's messy, and it's been around longer than most of us have been alive. But that's exactly why it works. It doesn't try too hard to be one specific insect; instead, it looks just enough like everything to convince a trout it's worth a taste. ...