Skip Morris fused a Hare's Ear and a Pheasant Tail and came up with the Skip Nymph. You'd think combining flies would make it more complicated but these are real simple to tie and they catch fish; this is a good thing. Won't say the Skip Nymph is any better than it's parents, but after you've been tying a bunch of PT's and GRHE's, it's nice to change things up. Bead head is optional.


hook - Tiemco 200R #14
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
tail/shellback/wingcase - pheasant tail fibers
abdomen - hare's ear
rib - copper wire small
thorax -hare's ear


Part 1



mash barb and attach thread and wire at 60% mark; keep tag end of wire on far side of hook bend





wrap wire back to point above hook barb





apply some dubbing to thread





dub a tapered abdomen





measure some pheasant tail fibers (extend abdomen length behind the butt)





tie in ahead of abdomen to 1 hook eye diameter back from eye





hold tail fibers against the body and start wire rib forward





continue rib through abdomen





pull pheasant butts back, tie down, smooth with thread wraps