Recipe for Gold-ribbed Hare's Ear
Hook: Nymph, 1x - 3x long, size 4-16
Thread: Brown or gray
Bead: Optional
Weight: Size 20 non-lead wire (not necessary for beadhead)
Tail: Wood duck or Partridge (rivers), Hare's mask fur with guard hairs (still water)
Rib: Fine-medium oval gold tinsel, wiped with head cement
Abdomen and thorax: Hare's ear and mask fur with guard hairs or dark Hare's Ear Krystal Dub
Legs: Fur picked out of the thorax
Wingcase: Turkey or other dark wing section; for flashback use Pearl Bill's Body Braid

Recipe for Pheasant-tail Nymph
Hook: Nymph, 1x long, size 12 - 20
Weight: Size 20 non-lead wire
Tail: Ringneck pheasant center tail barbs, wrapped
Rib: Fine copper wire
Thorax: Peacock herl
Wingcase: Ringneck pheasant tail barbs folded over the thorax
Legs: A few fibers from the wingcase, pulled down and tied back.