Awesome!
Gold-ribbed hare's ear=if ever there was a pattern I wanted to like, but never got good results from..this has to be it. I've tied them tight, I've tied them spiky, I've tied tight abdomen/spiky thorax..I've tied them weighted/no bead...weighted with bead...unweighted..lol
The river I fish most has a good population of stoneflies and isonychia mayflies, something I never really explored or cared to find out about, but at the same time...always found nymphs like prince/zugbug/PT to work very well. Wasn't a coincidence after all.
I never considered Isonychia dries to be worth pursuing on that pocket water, but then I spent some time in the Adirondacks. They take isonychias very seriously, and tie a parachute dry that really gets it done here in Ontario.
Hook: #12 fine wire
Thread: 8/0 birght/safety orange
Tail: pale dun microfibett split or natural hackle fibers
Body: fine dry fly dubbing, dark wine/burgundy color (fairly tight body)
Wing post: white yarn, synthetic
Hackle: med/light dun