This is the fifth in the series and this time it is a a bit of a strange one! It is tied large size 10, fairly heavyweight hook and is most effective when just pulled under the surface and not as a traditional dry but more of a Blob technique!
My uncle and I were fishing many years ago and he had one of these on - he has always liked a Griffith Gnat tied large for Lakes - and his ‘Gnat’ sunk so he stripped it back quickly to re-Gink it and caught a lovely rainbow. We both tried fishing it this way and had lots of difficult fish to the net in no time!It does, however, also work as a conventional dry fly, especially at Hawthorn Fly time, and I have used it down to size 22 with great success in both still waters and rivers. It is, of course, not my pattern but is most commonly attributed to US angler George Griffith.
Again, it is a simple fly - with just a few materials and the hook! - to tie but works so well on all sizes of still waters.
It is an ideal fly for a beginner to tie and is especially effective on reservoirs and pools, small or large.
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