Griffiths Gnat
Although called a gnat, this is actually a great all-purpose dry fly, V^f effective either on rivers or lakes. It works best in smaller sizes trout" w^ere suggests all sorts of small creatures trapped in the
surface film. It also makes a very good representation of small chironomid midges in a mating ball. The Griffith's Gnat is tied Arctic using only two materials: peacock herl for the body and a grizzle cock hackle that is wound along its length. Interestingly, to keep weight to a minimum, there is no rib and the hackle is caught in at the tail and wound up toward the head, rather than the reverse. This hackle should also be very short, with fiber length little more than the gape of the hook.
Fine peacock herl
Hook:
Size 12-22 fine wire
Hackle:
Short-fibered grizzle cock hackle
Thread:
Black
Fine peacock herl
Hackle:
Short-fibered grizzle cock hackle
Hook:
Size 12-22 fine wire
Thread:
Black
GRIFFITH'S GN
IWith the hook fixed in the vise, run the tying thread down the shank from the eye to opposite the barb. Select a marked grizzle cock hackle, preferably one from a genetic saddle patch.
2 Stroke the hackle fibers back against the grain to leave a short section of the tip. Trim this tip and catch the hackle in at a point opposite the barb.
3 Select one or two peacock herls. Choose as slim a herl as possible to keep the finished body thin. Catch the herls in at the same point as the hackle. Wind the tying thread over the herl tips, stopping just short of the eye.
5 Take hold of the hackle with a pair of hackle pliers and begin winding it toward the eye. Ensure that each turn of hackle is evenly spaced and that none of the fibers are trapped.
4 Take hold of the herls and, without twisting, wind them up to the eye. Secure the loose ends of the herls with thread and remove the excess with scissors.
6 Carry the hackle right to the eye, then secure the waste end with thread and remove with scissors. Cast off the thread.
Brown trout
Cutthroat
Cutthroat
- Grayling
Rainbow trout
Rainbow trout
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