This Hare’s Ear could prove Golden

There are few better general prospecting patterns than the Gold-ribbed Hare’s Ear.

It looks like so many things that live under the surface and yet it represents nothing in particular. On days when you are fishing around the last remnants of this season’s weed it can be quite deadly.

To get down a little deeper a few turns of Medium Lead Wire can be added to the body.

The hook is a Kamasan B175 size-12 and the thread Black Uni 8/0. Use Bronze Mallard for the tail and the body is Dark Hare’s Ear.

The rib is Fine Flat Gold Tinsel, while the fur should be picked out with a dubbing needle at the head to represent legs.

■ The fish have remained high in the water at Fairlie’s Glenburn trout fishery, with most anglers favouring a floating line.

M. Blair was the top rod last week returning 25 cracking fish during his visit.

Other catches include A. Grant (15), I. Crossan (15), A. Hume (14), R. Gilmour (12), C. Hewitson (12), J. Milne (12), T. Mcmillan (12), S. Crossan (11), S. Gordon (10), and A. Mcbride (8).

Dry flies such as Grunters, Yellow Owl, Olive CDC, Shipman’s Buzzers and Black Beetles took most of the fish but Apps Bloodworms, Damsels and the Yellow Dancer also did well on some days.

■ Aberlour’s Glen of Rothes has fished very well of late. The top rods weight wise were Bill Shearer (8lb 5oz), Johnny Dunbar (8lb 15oz), Stuart Jenson (7lb 5oz) and Dawn Maver (6lb 12oz).

A group of Dutch visitors paid a visit for a lesson and all left having caught their first fish on the fly.

The most-effective flies were Damsels, Sparklers, Zonkers, Pink, Yellow and Orange Eggs and Variations on the Okey Dokey.