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Griffith's Gnat
How do you tie a Griffith's Gnat?
Griffith's Gnat is a dry fly pattern for Trout. Find its 4 materials and 7 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 4 of 5
- Target species
- Trout
- Pattern designer
- George Griffith
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Materials
- Dry Fly Hook, TMC 101, sizes 18-24
- Thread (8/0), Black
- Peacock Herl
- Grizzly Dry Fly Hackle
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Tying instructions
Create a thread base extending to the bend of the hook and trim excess.
Tie in a grizzly hackle by the tip at the bend.
Tie in 2-3 peacock herls at the bend.
Wrap the peacock herl forward to form the body, secure and trim excess.
Palmer the hackle forward through the body in evenly spaced wraps.
Secure the hackle at the head, trim excess.
Build a small thread head, whip finish and apply super glue on the thread.