Griffith’s Gnat

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Griffith’s Gnat

Griffith's Gnat

Ultra simple to tie, except perhaps working with smaller hooks, use the Griffith’s Gnat to emulate several types of insects trout devour. 

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Basic Recipe Card

This may be the shortest recipe card you’ll ever see:

  • Hook: standard dry-fly hook, in sizes 12 to 22
  • Thread: color black, weight 8/0 or 70 denier
  • Body: peacock herl
  • Hackle: grizzly colored (black and white) rooster hackle

 

How To Tie The Griffith’s Gnat

Here’s a 2-for-1 special, you get the Cow Dung along with Griffith’s Gnat by Davie McPhail, who never fails (get it) to show clearly how to tie a pattern (or two):

 

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Here’s an option for an economical pack of these for you:

Griffith's Gnat 

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