My gold ribbed hare's ear photos from from photo bucket

[Steven McGarthwaite]

I know it was not my camera, my fly shop lighting, nor my computers photo editing program for the "Pink Photos", that I sent to the Tying Board directly from my computer.... The photos below were first sent to Photo Bucket, and from Photo Bucket I sent them to this board of FAOL for viewing. Now everyone can enjoy viewing the "Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear - Dry Fly" photo's taken with my Sony Mavica Telephoto/Macro Camera, that I bought from James Birkholm in 2001.

When taking dressing a new fly pattern, or taking photos for a article, I always use a large sized hook for the fly pattern. In for dry flies I use a size 10 for learning the "Muscle Memory" required for the dressing the pattern, and for better photo images! Later on I, switch hook sizes, downward until I reach the recommended range for the fly pattern.

I used the "Du Bois - Fly Fisherman’s & Fly Tier’s Gauge" article in FOTW (which is missing in the archives. I have a copy of it on my computer, and it is on all the FAOL Fly Pattern CD's that I have mailed out.

If you do not have one of these CD's email me at parnelli@comcast.net and I will mail you one (they are free).

~Parnelli

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GOLD RIBBED HARE'S EAR - DRY FLY (SIDE VIEW)

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GOLD RIBBED HARE'S EAR -DRY FLY (TOP VIEW)

Hook: Dry, standard, size 14 - 16.
Thread: Brown, 8/0.
Tail: 3 Reddish/Brown Quills (small gauge hackle size at top of the cape), rooster cape.
Ribbing: Gold tinsel, small.
Body: Dark hare's ear dubbing.
Wing: Starling wing (matched), Halford method (basket).
Collar: 2 rooster hackles, one dark gray other dark grizzly.